Meanings
plural jubilations
- countableuncountableA triumphant shouting of great happiness; rejoicing, especially as celebratory outbursts; a feeling of joyous exultation.
The jubilation she felt when she received the award kept her grinning all week.
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I knew it had been a victory when I heard the jubilations coming from that neighborhood.
The final whistle triggered scenes of wild jubilation at Eden Park as a nation celebrated a repeat of the outcome from the very first World Cup final in 1987.
2011 October 23, Tom Fordyce, “2011 Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand 8-7 France”, in BBC SportSynonyms: jubilance, jubilancy · Antonyms: lamentation
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA triumphant shouting of great happiness; rejoicing, especially as celebratory outbursts; a feeling of joyous exultation.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
nounthe utterance of sounds expressing great joy
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latiniūbilātiō“a shouting for joy”
- Old Frenchjubilacion
- Englishjubilation
From Old French jubilacion, from Latin iūbilātiō (“a shouting for joy”). Cognate with Spanish jubilación (“retirement”).
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Bulgarian ликуване, тържествуване
- ликуване (likuvane)triumphant shouting; rejoicing; exultation
- тържествуване (tăržestvuvane)triumphant shouting; rejoicing; exultation
Finnish juhla
- juhlatriumphant shouting; rejoicing; exultation
German Jubel
- Jubeltriumphant shouting; rejoicing; exultation
Greek πανηγυρισμός, θριαμβολογία
- πανηγυρισμός (panigyrismós)triumphant shouting; rejoicing; exultation
- θριαμβολογία (thriamvología)triumphant shouting; rejoicing; exultation
Italian esultanza, tripudio
- esultanzatriumphant shouting; rejoicing; exultation
- tripudiotriumphant shouting; rejoicing; exultation
Māori harikoa, manahau
- harikoatriumphant shouting; rejoicing; exultation
- manahautriumphant shouting; rejoicing; exultation
- manamanahautriumphant shouting; rejoicing; exultation
- whāwhāpūtriumphant shouting; rejoicing; exultation
Russian ликова́ние
- ликова́ние (likovánije)triumphant shouting; rejoicing; exultation
Spanish regocijo, júbilo
- regocijotriumphant shouting; rejoicing; exultation
- júbilotriumphant shouting; rejoicing; exultation
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with jubilation
Cite this entry
jubilation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jubilation
“jubilation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jubilation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jubilation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jubilation.
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