elation

English

Etymology

From Middle English elacioun, from Old French elacion, from Latin ēlātiōnem, accusative singular of ēlātiō (“exaltation, elevation; pride, elation”), from ēlātus, perfect passive participle of efferō (“bring forth or out; raise; exalt”), from ē (“out of”), short form of ex, + ferō (“carry, bear”).

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -eɪʃən
IPA^(key): /ɪˈleɪʃən/, /iːˈleɪʃən/
Audio (US) (file)
Homophone: illation

Noun

elation (countable and uncountable, plural elations)

An exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism.
A feeling of joy and pride.
- 2022 July 31, Emma Sanders, “England 2-1 Germany”, in BBC Sport‎:
  She [Chloe Kelly] waited for confirmation of the goal before taking off her shirt and waving it around her head, while being lifted by her team-mates in a moment of pure elation.
(geometry) A collineation that fixes all points on a line (called its axis) and all lines though a point on the axis (called its center).

Related terms

elate
elated
efferent

Translations

An exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism

Bulgarian: въодушевление (bg) f (vǎoduševlenie)
Catalan: eufòria f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 得意洋洋 (zh)
Dutch: euforie (nl)
Finnish: riemu (fi)
French: élation (fr) f, allégresse (fr) f
German: Euphorie (de) f, Hochgefühl (de) n
Italian: euforia (it) f
Latin: ēlātiō f, libentia f
Maori: harikoa, manamanahau, koanga, koanga ngākau, tūrangahakoa, koakoa, whāwhāpū
Norwegian: eufori m
Russian: душевный подъём m, эйфория (ru) f (ejforija), воодушевление (ru) n (vooduševlenije)
Spanish: euforia (es) f

A feeling of joy and pride

Czech: nadšení (cs) n, radost (cs) f
Dutch: opgetogenheid (nl)
Finnish: riemu (fi)
German: Begeisterung (de) f, Jubelstimmung (de) f
Latin: ēlātiō f

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

French: allégresse (fr) f, exaltation (fr) f
German: Begeisterung (de), freudige Erregung

Anagrams

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