triumphant
adjective/traɪˈʌmfənt/
/traɪˈʌmfənt/
- very successful in a way that causes great pleasure
- They emerged triumphant in the September election.
Extra ExamplesTopics Successc2- Hers is a moving and ultimately triumphant story.
- In the painting, St George stands triumphant over the dragon.
- He had steered the campaign through to its triumphant conclusion.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- feel
- …
- almost
- ultimately
- showing great pleasure or joy about a victory or success
- a triumphant smile
- There was a positively triumphant note in her voice.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- feel
- …
- almost
- ultimately
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘victorious’): from Old French, or from Latin triumphant- ‘celebrating a triumph’, from the verb triumphare, probably from Greek thriambos ‘hymn to Bacchus’ (the Greek god).
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