Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveVery happy, especially at someone else's defeat or failure.
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adjectivejoyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
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Origin
- Latinexsultāns
- Englishexultant
From Latin exsultāns, present participle of exsultō (“rejoice; boast”). See also exult.
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Bulgarian ликуващ
- ликуващ (likuvašt)very happy, especially at someone else's defeat or failure
Catalan exultant
- exultantvery happy, especially at someone else's defeat or failure
Czech nadšený, rozradostněný
- nadšenývery happy, especially at someone else's defeat or failure
- rozradostněnývery happy, especially at someone else's defeat or failure
Irish lúcháireach
- lúcháireachvery happy, especially at someone else's defeat or failure
Polish radosny, rozradowany
- radosnyvery happy, especially at someone else's defeat or failure
- rozradowanyvery happy, especially at someone else's defeat or failure
Russian торжествующий, ликующий
- торжествующий (toržestvujuščij)very happy, especially at someone else's defeat or failure
- ликующий (likujuščij)very happy, especially at someone else's defeat or failure
Spanish exultante, jubiloso
- exultantevery happy, especially at someone else's defeat or failure
- jubilosovery happy, especially at someone else's defeat or failure
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APA
exultant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exultant
MLA
“exultant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exultant. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exultant,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exultant.
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