Noun: elation i'ley-shun
- An exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression
"He felt a sense of elation after winning the competition"
- A feeling of happiness and exhilaration
"The team's victory was met with elation";
- high spirits, lightness
Sounds like: eddo, Edon, illatio
Derived forms: elations
Type of: joy, joyfulness, joyousness, mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state
Antonym: depression
Encyclopedia: Elation