elatedness

noun

as in ecstasy
a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion with the elatedness of someone who had just won the lottery, he announced that his girlfriend had accepted his marriage proposal

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elatedness
  1. ecstasy
  2. joy
  3. heaven
  4. happiness
  5. high
  6. delight
  7. transport
  8. cloud nine
Noun
  • Though this section feels lighter, the music remains dense, one swarming mass of sound traveling toward ecstasy.
    — Vanessa Ague, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Tarantino responded to Coley’s question about the new film with an answer that immediately sent the audience at the Chinese into a state of cinephilic ecstasy.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of ecstasy
Noun
  • Through lush orchestral arrangements, Estrada sang about finding joy after heartbreak and loss — and made her fans feel a little less alone during bleak times.
    — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Our patients’ joy was matched by the doctors, nurses and healthcare personnel that day, many of whom were in costume.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of joy
Noun
  • Tasting menu guests can expect six courses of heaven, filled with handcrafted pasta, fresh seafood and elevated entrees that with linger with you.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
  • This world’s heavens are lit with cosmic rays, its cityscapes otherworldly — everything seems to service an unabashed romanticism.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of heaven
Noun
  • That pivot represents a rare about-face for a tech giant that has sought to remake the world in its own image, consumer happiness be damned.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The amateur is freed from the pressures of exhibition and sale, but that might just as easily breed bitterness as happiness.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of happiness
Noun
  • Using your fingertips or a tool, knead and contour the facial muscles, moving along the jawline and upward toward the highs of the cheekbones and undereye region and across the forehead.
    — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
  • At the Triangle Commons Neighborhood Park in Hyde Park, reported burglaries fell from a high of 47 in 2024 to just 16 last year.
    — Data Reporter, Austin American Statesman, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of high
Noun
  • The boysenberry, a Knott’s creation, is a delight, a sort of midpoint between a blackberry and a raspberry, although sweeter than both.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
  • One of the guests chuckles with evil delight when Kerry confirms that someone got in trouble.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of delight
Noun
  • The coil was transferred from the facility to a transport frame on October 30.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Spain’s transport minister resigned six days after a high-speed train crash south of Madrid killed 69 people, the country’s second deadly rail crash this year.
    — Suman Naishadham, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of transport
Noun
  • Still, pairing cheese dreams with a dip like Caesar dressing, marinara sauce, or honey mustard might just transport you and your fellow diners to cloud nine.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The last two games against the Rockets have transitioned the Lakers from cloud nine into a turbulent flight for a spot in the Western Conference semifinals against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
    — Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of cloud nine
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“Elatedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elatedness. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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