EXHILARATED


Meaning of EXHILARATED in English

ex ‧ hil ‧ a ‧ rat ‧ ed /ɪɡˈzɪləreɪtəd, ɪɡˈzɪləreɪtɪd/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: past participle of exhilarare , from hilarus ; ⇨ ↑ hilarious ]

feeling extremely happy, excited, and full of energy:

Dan felt strangely exhilarated by the day’s events.

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THESAURUS

▪ excited feeling happy, especially about something good that has happened or is going to happen:

He’s excited about his new job.

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The kids always get excited on their birthday.

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An excited crowd watched their team win 3–0.

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When we get home, the dogs are always excited to see us.

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Doctors are very excited by the discovery.

▪ thrilled /θrɪld/ [not before noun] very excited and pleased:

She was thrilled to hear that you were in London.

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I was thrilled when they told me that I’d got a place on the course.

▪ exhilarated /ɪɡˈzɪləreɪtəd, ɪɡˈzɪləreɪtɪd/ [not before noun] very excited and full of energy, especially because you are experiencing something new or something that involves risks:

She felt exhilarated by her new freedom.

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The climb left him feeling exhilarated.

▪ look forward to something to feel excited about something good that is going to happen and to think about it a lot:

The kids are looking forward to their vacation – they’ve never been to California before.

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She’s really looking forward to meeting him.

▪ can’t wait to do something especially spoken to be very excited about something good that is going to happen:

I can’t wait to see him again.

▪ on the edge of your seat extremely excited and interested when you are watching a film, game etc, because you do not know what is going to happen next:

I was on the edge of my seat throughout the movie.

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The game kept fans on the edge of their seats.

▪ on tenterhooks /ˈtentəhʊks $ -ər-/ very excited and nervous because you are waiting to find out what has happened:

Don’t keep us on tenterhooks! Did you pass your test?

▪ rapturous [usually before noun] especially written rapturous behaviour shows that a large group of people are extremely excited and pleased:

They received a rapturous welcome.

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He came on the stage to rapturous applause (=everyone was clapping and cheering) .

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.