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I look and there's our boy from Vietnam and our daughter from Ethiopia, and our girl was born in Namibia, and our son is from Cambodia, and they're brothers and sisters, man. They're brothers and sisters and it's a sight for elation.
Brad Pitt

Meaning of "elation" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ELATION

elation  [ɪˈleɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ELATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Elation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ELATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of elation in the English dictionary

The definition of elation in the dictionary is joyfulness or exaltation of spirit, as from success, pleasure, or relief; high spirits.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ELATION


calculation
ˌkælkjʊˈleɪʃən
cancellation
ˌkænsɪˈleɪʃən
circulation
ˌsɜːkjʊˈleɪʃən
compilation
ˌkɒmpɪˈleɪʃən
correlation
ˌkɒrɪˈleɪʃən
formulation
ˌfɔːmjʊˈleɪʃən
installation
ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən
insulation
ˌɪnsjʊˈleɪʃən
isolation
ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən
legislation
ˌlɛdʒɪsˈleɪʃən
manipulation
məˌnɪpjʊˈleɪʃən
musculation
ˌmʌskjʊˈleɪʃən
mutilation
ˌmjuːtɪˈleɪʃən
population
ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən
regulation
ˌrɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən
relation
rɪˈleɪʃən
simulation
ˌsɪmjʊˈleɪʃən
translation
trænsˈleɪʃən
ventilation
ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃən
violation
ˌvaɪəˈleɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ELATION

elasticise
elasticity
elasticize
elasticness
elastin
elastomer
elastomeric
Elastoplast
Elat
elate
elated
elatedly
elatedness
elater
elaterid
elaterin
elaterite
elaterium
Elath
elative

WORDS THAT END LIKE ELATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation

Synonyms and antonyms of elation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ELATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «elation» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of elation

Translation of «elation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ELATION

Find out the translation of elation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of elation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «elation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

兴高采烈
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

euforia
570 millions of speakers

English

elation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उत्साह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الغبطة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

восторг
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

exultação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উল্লাস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

allégresse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Elasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Begeisterung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

意気揚々
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의기양양
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Eling
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự phấn khởi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எழுச்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उत्साह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sevinç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gioia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uniesienie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Восторг
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

euforie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έξαρση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vreugde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

upprymdhet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

opprømthet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of elation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ELATION»

The term «elation» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.675 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ELATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about elation

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9 QUOTES WITH «ELATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word elation.
1
Natalie Clifford Barney
When you're in love you never really know whether your elation comes from the qualities of the one you love, or if it attributes them to her; whether the light which surrounds her like a halo comes from you, from her, or from the meeting of your sparks.
2
Neve Campbell
There's a feeling of elation that comes after getting off stage and then there's a feeling of utter sadness that comes after getting off the stage.
3
Helen Fisher
The reason you take antidepressants is to feel calm. And romantic love is not calm - it's elation, it's mood swings, and you're killing all that when you take the drug.
4
Daphne Gottlieb
I was 14 and madly in love for the first time. He was 21. He made me suddenly, unaccustomedly beautiful with his kisses and mix tapes. During the year of elation and longing, he never mentioned that he had a girlfriend who lived across the street.
5
Mark Helprin
The thing that strikes you most about being a soldier in a war zone and in action to the small extent that I was, when actually people start shooting, which happened to me a couple of times, everything goes on automatic and there's a feeling of tremendous elevation and even elation.
6
Edward Hopper
There is a sort of elation about sunlight on the upper part of a house.
7
Amy Lowell
Happiness, to some, elation; Is, to others, mere stagnation.
8
Brad Pitt
I look and there's our boy from Vietnam and our daughter from Ethiopia, and our girl was born in Namibia, and our son is from Cambodia, and they're brothers and sisters, man. They're brothers and sisters and it's a sight for elation.
9
Agnes Repplier
It is not what we learn in conversation that enriches us. It is the elation that comes of swift contact with tingling currents of thought.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ELATION»

Discover the use of elation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to elation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Battle for the President's Elephants: Life, Lunacy and ...
Written with engaging humor, warmth, and a deep, tangible love of Africa’s wildlife, this captivating collection of bush tales offers a further glimpse into the wonders, and grim realities, of choosing a life less ordinary.
Sharon Pincott, 2012
2
Coping with Depression and Elation
Certain kinds of depression and mood swings are different from ordinary feelings of sadness and high spirits, and doctors identify them as bi-polar illness, or manic depression. All sufferers will find this book invaluable.
Patrick McKeon, 1995
3
Rave-Elation: The Schindowski Mix, Full Score
The piece is almost exclusively hedonistic in content, and this is deliberate. The main inspiration for the work comes from dance and 'rave' parties, especially the party-goers' single-minded indulgence in physical enjoyment.
Matthew Hindson, 2008
4
The Psychoanalysis of Elation
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Bertram D. Lewin, 2011
5
Post-performance Mood in Classical Musicians: Where Elation ...
Although anecdotal evidence shows that post-performance mood disturbances have long affected the lives of many classical musicians, among researchers this phenomenon has not generated much interest.
Christine Ribbeck Vitale, 2009
6
Finite Geometries, Groups, and Computation: Proceedings of ...
A GQ is an elation generalised quadrangle if there is a point P and an automorphism group G fixing every line on P which acts regularly on the points not collinear with P. (G is called the elation group.) Fixing a point Q not collinear with P, ...
Alexander Hulpke, Robert Liebler, Tim Penttila, 2006
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Symmetry in Finite Generalized Quadrangles
Chapter. 2. Elation. Generalized. Quadrangles,. Translation. Generalized. Quadrangles. and. Flocks. We will generalize (with proofs) several theorems of Chapter 8 of Finite Generalized Quadrangles, so that the present chapter may serve as a ...
Koen Thas, 2004
8
Understanding Bipolar Disorder: A Developmental ...
On the other hand, about 10% of children and adolescents with BD in the same study did not have either elation or grandiosity. Similar to the cross-sectional phenomenology studies of adolescents with bipolar I disorder that used ...
David J. Miklowitz, Dante Cicchetti, 2010
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Ultimate Fighting and Embodiment: Violence, Gender and Mixed ...
MOMENTUM, SUCCESS, AND ELATION Despite its significance, momentum and elation are particularly underdeveloped aspects within the sociology of sport. Connected to confidence, momentum is characterized by enhanced progression  ...
Dale C. Spencer, 2013
10
Shape, Contour and Grouping in Computer Vision
David Forsyth. The next stage is a robust estimation of the elation based on the seed correspondences. 3. RANSAC [2] robust estimation. An elation can be instantiated from a minimal number of correspondences that provide either (a) two line ...
David Forsyth, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ELATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term elation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Elation Media Acquires Video Assets of OTV Media Group, "Crown …
OTV Media Group sells its library of body-mind content to Elation Media as initial video inventory for Elation's launch later this year of its two ... «SYS-CON Media, Jul 15»
2
A State of Trance for Elation and Armin van Buuren
Six of Elation's new Platinum SBX hybrid moving heads were used in conjunction with an MYO gesture control system via the lighting console. «DigitalProductionME.com, Jul 15»
3
Kate Middleton and Kim Murray can't hide their emotions at Andy …
From frustration to elation, every hit and miss Andy Murray played in his Wimbledon quarter final match was etched over his wife Kim's face. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
Watch: Etixx-QuickStep team's elation at Tony Martin's Tour de …
Although former time trial world champion Martin counted four Tour stage wins in his palmares before Tuesday, he had never worn the coveted ... «Cycling Weekly, Jul 15»
5
Tour de France podcast episode 5: Tony Martin's elation, Froome …
Stage 4 of the Tour provided another pulsating day of racing, with Tony Martin winning the stage and taking the overall race lead from Chris ... «Cyclingnews.com, Jul 15»
6
Elation Professional reveals Colour Pendant
Elation Professional has launched the latest addition to its Colour Series of colour-changing LED luminaires, the Colour Pendant - a highly ... «DigitalProductionME.com, Jul 15»
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Elation Colour Pendant™ A Versatile Dynamic Stage Or House …
Elation Professional has launched a new luminaire in its Colour Series™ of color-changing LED luminaires, the Colour Pendant™, a highly ... «Live Design, Jul 15»
8
Elation after record-breaking US Women's World Cup victory
American soccer fans continue to celebrate the overwhelming 5-2 victory over Japan in Sunday's Women's World Cup finals. Team USA broke ... «CBS News, Jul 15»
9
Are you engaged? Elation helps businesses achieve success …
BILLINGS - When Joe Soria went to work for Elation Inc., a upstart company that was launched to improve the way businesses operate, his first ... «The Missoulian, Jul 15»
10
Elation strives to change the way people work
BILLINGS - Elation, a Billings company founded on the idea that companies succeed when their employees thrive, continues to spread the ... «The Missoulian, Jul 15»

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