different between joyous vs exultant

English

Etymology

From Middle English joyous, joious, from Old French joieus, from joie + -eus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?????s/
• Rhymes: -???s

Adjective

joyous (comparative more joyous, superlative most joyous)

1. Full of joy; happy.

   Synonyms: blissome, blissy, blithe, gladsome

Derived terms

• joyously
• overjoyous

Related terms

• joy
• joyful
• joyfully
• joyfulness

Translations

English

Etymology

From Latin exsultantem, from exsulto (“rejoice; boast”). See also exult.

Adjective

exultant

1. Very happy, especially at someone else's defeat or failure.

Synonyms

Antonyms

• downcast
• miserable
• unhappy

Derived terms

• exultantly

Related terms

• exult

Translations

References

Catalan

Adjective

exultant (masculine and feminine plural exultants)

1. exultant

French

Adjective

exultant (feminine singular exultante, masculine plural exultants, feminine plural exultantes)

1. exultant

Verb

exultant

1. present participle of exulter

Further reading

• “exultant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

exultant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of exult?

Romanian

Etymology

From French exultant.

Adjective

exultant m or n (feminine singular exultant?, masculine plural exultan?i, feminine and neuter plural exultante)

1. exultant

Declension