
Elated
Feeling or showing great happiness, delight, or excitement.
adjectiveElated
Feeling or showing great happiness, delight, or excitement.
adjective
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Imagine This
A businessman was extremely happy when his manager raised his salary.
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Sounds Like
ih-LAY-tid
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Looks Like
Elevated (raise)
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Remember This
Elated shares a root with elation; elation is the noun form referring to intense happiness, while elated describes the feeling.
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Other Forms
elateverb
elationnoun
elatedadjective
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Connect With
delighted, overjoyed, jubilant, ecstatic, exultant, blissful
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Note
Use elated to describe intense happiness in response to good news. It conveys a stronger sense of joy than simply 'happy.' Do not confuse with 'elate' (verb) or 'elation' (noun).
