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Definition of "jubilant" []

  • Exultingly joyful. (adjective)
  • Expressing joy. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "jubilant" in a sentence
  • "The atmosphere was jubilant from the moment we walked in to the very last moment in our private villa outside the entrance."
  • "As Barry Bonds nears Babe Ruth's career total of 714 home runs, play-by-play announcers are facing an awkward first: how do you call a jubilant moment that many people believe is, on some level, a fraud?"
  • "Canterbury as they gathered in jubilant groups outside places of business and beside their front gates, talking excitedly together."