elation

English

Etymology

From Middle English elacioun, from Old French elacion, from Latin ēlātiōnem, accusative singular of ēlātiō (“exaltation, elevation; pride, elation”), from ēlātus, perfect passive participle of efferō (“bring forth or out; raise; exalt”), from ē (“out of”), short form of ex, + ferō (“carry, bear”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

elation (countable and uncountable, plural elations)

1. An exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism.
2. A feeling of joy and pride.
3. (geometry) A collineation that fixes all points on a line (called its axis) and all lines though a point on the axis (called its center).

Related terms

• elate
• elated
• efferent

Translations

An exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism

• Bulgarian: въодушевление (bg) f (vǎoduševlenie)
• Catalan: eufòria f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 得意洋洋 (zh)

• Dutch: euforie (nl)
• Finnish: riemu (fi)
• French: élation (fr) f

• German: Euphorie (de) f, Hochgefühl (de) n
• Italian: euforia (it) f
• Latin: ēlātiō f
• Maori: harikoa, manamanahau, koanga, koanga ngākau, tūrangahakoa, koakoa, whāwhāpū
• Norwegian: eufori m
• Russian: душевный подъём m
• Spanish: euforia (es) f

A feeling of joy and pride

• Dutch: opgetogenheid (nl)
• Finnish: riemu (fi)

• German: Begeisterung (de) f, Jubelstimmung (de) f
• Latin: ēlātiō f

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Translations to be checked

• French: allégresse (fr) f, exaltation (fr) f

• German: Begeisterung (de), freudige Erregung

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