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Webster 1913 Edition
Exhilaration
Ex-hilˊa-ra′tion
,Noun.
[L.,
exhilaratio
.] 1.
The act of enlivening the spirits; the act of making glad or cheerful; a gladdening.
2.
The state of being enlivened or cheerful.
Syn. – Animation; joyousness; gladness; cheerfulness; gayety; hilarity; merriment; jollity.
Webster 1828 Edition
Exhilaration
EXHILARA'TION
,Noun.
1.
The state of being enlivened or cheerful. Exhilaration usually expresses less than joy or mirth, but it may be used to express both.