Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of enlivening the spirits; the act of making glad or cheerful; a gladdening.

    Erheiterung, Aufheitern, Erheitern

  2. (countable, uncountable)The state of being enlivened, cheerful or exhilarated.

    Heiterkeit, Euphorie, Aufgeheitertsein

    оживле́ниеoživlénije

More definitions
  • the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Ziri was filled with exhilaration and excitement.

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  2. Exhilaration filled her as she raced down the street.

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  3. I got really into it, and I just can't forget the exhilaration of becoming one with the audience.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
the state of being enlivened, cheerful or exhilarated:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
the act of enlivening the spirits:
the state of being enlivened, cheerful or exhilarated:

Origin

From exhilarate + -ion.

From exhilarate + -ion.

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Forms

plural: exhilarations
Singularexhilaration
Pluralexhilarations

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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