Elation is an English word with synonyms like depression or lightness. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Elation meaning
- An exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism.
- A feeling of joy and pride.
- A collineation that fixes all points on a line (called its axis) and all lines though a point on the axis (called its center).
Synonyms of Elation
Using Elation
- The main meaning on this page is: An exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism. | A feeling of joy and pride. | A collineation that fixes all points on a line (called its axis) and all lines though a point on the axis (called its center).
- Useful related words include: psychological state, mental state, depression, high spirits.
- In the example corpus, elation often appears in combinations such as: of elation, the elation, elation at.
Context around Elation
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Elation
- In this selection, "elation" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, new, overcome, great, inflow, panama and enters stand out and add context to how "elation" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include all the elation after winning and described the elation she felt. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "elation" sits close to words such as abakaliki, abbasi and abductors, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with elation
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
My state of elation was undeniable. (6 words)
It’s a feeling of elation. (6 words)
Jamaica full of elation, Panama crying as they bow out. (10 words)
Early Ridgeway homesteader Rusty Lancashire, in a November 1948 letter to relatives Outside, once described the elation she felt when her husband Larry and their neighbor Dick Wilson shot a moose out of season on their property. (37 words)
Fresh off the elation of a penalty shootout win – and in total contrast to the chastening defeat that Barça suffered – Real Madrid should enough to beat their old rivals, even after playing 120 minutes in midweek. (36 words)
On the arrivals line at the Palm Springs Film Festival this week, Golden Globe nominees shared their mix of elation, disorientation, and the need to take care of one’s mind, body, and spirit. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
Afterwards, Warren took to the podium to express her elation at the long-awaited opening.
Bitcoin speculators send 35K BTC to exchanges in new 'elation inflow'cointelegraph.
Elation for Nathan Lyon and the Australians after the dismissal of Mohammed Siraj.
Jamaica full of elation, Panama crying as they bow out.
Meanwhile, Gary also expressed his elation about helping children anew with his co-ambassador.
My state of elation was undeniable.
So the elation was unconfined when, six minutes after kick-off, he cut inside two Costa Rica defenders and scored a sensational goal that set the competition on its way.
When you draw, you assimilate the totality of the subject; but in the process, you eliminate the non-essential, and when the hurdle is overcome, elation enters the scene.
After all the elation after winning such a tight affair on penalties, the calm after the storm must feel great.
Alas, my sense of elation was to be fleeting as I learnt that the exemption was only for certain cars first registered between 2017 and 2020.
Early Ridgeway homesteader Rusty Lancashire, in a November 1948 letter to relatives Outside, once described the elation she felt when her husband Larry and their neighbor Dick Wilson shot a moose out of season on their property.
Fresh off the elation of a penalty shootout win – and in total contrast to the chastening defeat that Barça suffered – Real Madrid should enough to beat their old rivals, even after playing 120 minutes in midweek.
It’s a feeling of elation.
Justine Mules-Robinson shows the elation of Power players after their one-point win over Hawthorn.
Luke O’Rourke, Manager of Churchill’s Fish and Chips, expressed his team’s elation at receiving this prestigious recognition for the third consecutive year.
Olayinka disclosed that she has taken delivery of the 600 bags of rice and 20 cows, adding that the items were received with great elation by both corps members and camp officials.
On the arrivals line at the Palm Springs Film Festival this week, Golden Globe nominees shared their mix of elation, disorientation, and the need to take care of one’s mind, body, and spirit.
Serhiy says his earlier elation is giving way to some scepticism.
Sometimes I have my eyes closed, sometimes open, and I watch with quiet elation as people around me lose themselves in music and movement.
The news that the Charlton is staying open has brought elation and relief for customers.
Common combinations with elation
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of elation 9×
- the elation 8×
- elation at 4×
- elation of 4×
- elation and 4×
- his elation 3×
- elation was 3×
- with elation 3×
- elation by 2×
- elation as 2×