exultante

exultant

adjective ehk-sool-TAHN-teh Rare

Origin: From Latin exultantem, present participle of exultare (to leap up, to rejoice greatly).

Also means

elated

Usage Note

Exultante is gender-invariant. It expresses a high degree of joy bordering on triumphant elation — stronger than contento (happy) or alegre (cheerful) and closer to 'overjoyed' or 'jubilant.' It most commonly modifies a person or crowd: el público exultante (the elated audience). The related verb exultar (to exult) and noun exultación (exultation) are used in formal and literary registers.

Examples

"El equipo salió exultante tras la victoria."

Natural Translation

The team came out elated after the victory.

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