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exhilaration Definition

ex·hila·ra·tion (eg zil′ə rās̸hən, ig-)

noun

  1. the act of exhilarating
  2. an exhilarated condition or feeling; liveliness; high spirits; stimulation

Etymology: LL exhilaratio

exhilaration Synonyms

exhilaration

n.

liveliness, animation, stimulation; see enthusiasm 1, happiness 1.

exhilaration Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • ride: You can tell that the exhilaration of the ride had got to me by then.
  • flight: Gliding is a sport that enables people to experience the exhilaration of flight, at an affordable price.
  • freefall: Tandem Skydiving is the ideal way to experience the exhilaration of freefall.
  • skiing: You cannot beat the exhilaration of skiing and snowboarding among incredible scenery.
  • performance: There's no story, no clowning around, just the fierce exhilaration of performance.
  • descent: Race four is the one many like to hate all the pain of the climb and none of the exhilaration of the descent.

Converse of object

  • feel: Some of these, too, felt exhilaration in the midst of the carnage.
  • enjoy: Despite everything, he was enjoying the exhilaration of racing through the sky on the back of a giant bird.
  • experience: Students experience the exhilaration of undertaking research in a field of their choice.
  • beat: There is nothing to beat the exhilaration of sailing.
  • combine: Kite surfing holidays combine the exhilaration of kite flying with the adrenalin.. .
  • drive: And now the new Focus ST joins them with its own special brand of driving exhilaration.

Adjective modifier

  • sheer: My two boys are in the sea, jumping with the waves, a look of sheer exhilaration on their faces.
  • pure: It's pure exhilaration, like hearing the Brandenburg Concertos for the first time.
  • certain: When you are in the thick of a fight there is a certain exhilaration that keeps you going.
  • great: A week ago the doctor entered my room with the marks of great exhilaration contending with pitiful bodily weakness.
  • fierce: There's no story, no clowning around, just the fierce exhilaration of performance.
  • total: They actually go easier than they look, total exhilaration.

Modifies a noun

  • experience: They'll just know that they've been valued enough to be treated to a fantastic eXhilaration experience What should I do now?
exhilaration Quotes

   The morning cup of coffee has an exhilaration about it which the cheering influence of the afternoon or evening cup of tea cannot be expected to reproduce. 408

—Holmes, Oliver Wendell

That feeling of exhilaration which a measure of danger brings to the visitor with a return ticket.

—Greene, (Henry) Graham