different between jubilant vs vociferous

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?u.b?.l?nt/

Adjective

jubilant (comparative more jubilant, superlative most jubilant)

1. In a state of elation.

Synonyms

• (in a state of elation): delighted, elated, joyful, thrilled

Derived terms

• jubilantly

Translations

Catalan

Verb

jubilant

1. present participle of jubilar

French

Adjective

jubilant (feminine singular jubilante, masculine plural jubilants, feminine plural jubilantes)

1. jubilant

Verb

jubilant

1. present participle of jubiler

Further reading

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

Latin

Verb

j?bilant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of j?bil?

English

Etymology

From Latin vociferari (“shout, yell”), from vox (“voice”) + ferre (“to carry”) (see infer). Surface analysis is voice +? -iferous.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /v???s?f???s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /vo??s?f???s/

Adjective

vociferous (comparative more vociferous, superlative most vociferous)

1. Making or characterized by a noisy outcry; clamorous.
   • 1909, Ralph Connor, The Foreigner, ch. 17:

     They crowded around him with vociferous welcome, Brown leading in a series of wild cheers.

Synonyms

• noisy

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

References

• vociferous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.