rejoicing
Roget category 838
6. Words relating to the sentient and moral› 6.2. Personal affections
›› 6.2.1. Passive affections
#838.
[Expression of pleasure.]
Rejoicing
noun
rejoicing,
exultation,
triumph,
jubilation,
heyday,
flush,
revelling —
merrymaking
etc.
(amusement)
840 —
jubilee
etc.
(celebration)
883 —
paean,
Te Deum
etc.
(thanksgiving)
990 [Lat.] —
congratulation
etc.
896.
smile,
simper,
smirk,
grin —
broad grin,
sardonic grin.
laughter
(amusement)
840.
risibility —
derision
etc.
856.
Momus —
Democritus the Abderite† —
rollicker†.
verb
rejoice,
thank one's stars,
bless one's stars —
congratulate oneself,
hug oneself —
rub one's hands,
clap one's hands —
smack the lips,
fling up one's cap —
dance,
skip —
sing,
carol,
chirrup,
chirp —
hurrah —
cry for joy,
jump for joy,
leap with joy —
exult
etc.
(boast)
884 —
triumph —
hold jubilee
etc.
(celebrate)
883 —
make merry
etc.
(sport)
840.
laugh,
raise laughter
etc.
(amuse)
840.
adjective
rejoicing
etc.
v. —
jubilant,
exultant,
triumphant —
flushed,
elated,
pleased,
delighted,
tickled pink.
amused
etc.
840 —
cheerful
etc.
836.
laughable
etc.
(ludicrous)
853.
interjection
hurrah!,
Huzza!,
aha! †,
hail!,
tolderolloll! †,
Heaven be praised!,
io triumphe! †,
tant mieux! [Fr.],
so much the better.
phrase
the heart leaping with joy —
ce n'est pas etre bien aise que de rire [Fr.] —
Laughter holding both his sides"
[Milton];
le roi est mort, vive le roi;"
with his eyes in flood with laughter"
[Cymbeline].
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