Jubilance
What it means
A strong feeling or display of triumphant joy.
Reach for it when naming intense celebration after a success in elevated prose
Jubilance spread through the lab when the final test succeeded.
Words to choose between 6
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playful
whooping joy
Fits when informal imagery should capture loud celebration
Careful The phrase is unsuitable for dignified or quiet success.
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everyday
Fits when the established noun names public triumphant joy
Careful Jubilation emphasizes the outburst or display more naturally than jubilance.
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warm
Fits when people openly express shared happiness
Careful Rejoicing may be spiritual or gentle rather than triumphant.
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professional
Fits when the successful outcome itself is central
Careful Triumph names achievement, not the feeling it produces.
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formal
Fits when a person feels a soaring emotional high
Careful Elation is inward and need not be collectively expressed.
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literary
Fits when proud intense joy follows achievement
Careful Exultation can imply superiority over others.
Opposites 3
- dejection
- despair
- sorrow
Common phrases 3
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public jubilance
Public jubilance followed confirmation that everyone was safe.
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burst of jubilance
A burst of jubilance swept the control room after the signal returned.
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shared jubilance
Shared jubilance brought both research groups onto the stage.
Usage notes
Keep in mind
Jubilance is less common than jubilation. The latter is usually the more idiomatic noun.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Vealhurl, Southern England accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC0 Updated