Meanings
comparative more exhilarant · superlative most exhilarant
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveCausing exhilaration or pleasure.
nounSomething that exhilarates.
Origin
- Latinexhilarantis
- Englishexhilarant
From Latin exhilarantis. See exhilarate. By surface analysis, ex- + Latin hilar(ō) + -ant.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan exhilarant
- exhilarantexciting joy, mirth, or pleasure
French exhilarant
- exhilarantexciting joy, mirth, or pleasure
German erfrischend, erheiternd
- erfrischendexciting joy, mirth, or pleasure
- erheiterndexciting joy, mirth, or pleasure
Spanish estimulante, hilarante
- estimulanteexciting joy, mirth, or pleasure
- hilaranteexciting joy, mirth, or pleasure
Cite this entry
exhilarant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exhilarant
“exhilarant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exhilarant. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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