jubilance
[ joo-buh-luhns ]
noun
a feeling or expression of great joy, satisfaction, or triumph; gladness or exultation: He’s been experiencing a lot of career success—but his greatest reason for jubilance this year is the birth of his daughter.
Origin of jubilance
1First recorded in 1830–40; jubil(ant) + -ance
- Sometimes ju·bi·lan·cy [joo-buh-luhn-see] /ˈdʒu bə lən si/ .
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How to use jubilance in a sentence
With a kind of clumsy jubilancy he holds us fast in the ways and language of thick and clogged sense.
Diderot and the Encyclopdists | John MorleyStill the roar of voices continued, ever increasing in volume and jubilancy.
The Day of Judgment | Joseph HockingTo each he made audacious little speeches, which astonished them and, when made known, caused jubilancy in the city.
Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) | George Jacob Holyoake
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