ecstatic
adjective/ɪkˈstætɪk/
/ɪkˈstætɪk/
- very happy, excited and enthusiastic; feeling or showing great enthusiasm synonym delighted
- Sally was ecstatic about her new job.
- ecstatic applause/praise/reviews
- He gave an ecstatic sigh of happiness.
Synonyms excitedexcitedecstatic ▪ elated ▪ euphoric ▪ rapturous ▪ exhilaratedThese words all describe feeling or showing happiness and enthusiasm.excited feeling or showing happiness and enthusiasm:- The kids were excited about the holiday.
- Sally was ecstatic about her new job.
- I was elated with the thrill of success.
- My euphoric mood could not last.
- He was greeted with rapturous applause.
- She felt exhilarated with the speed.
- to feel excited/elated/euphoric/exhilarated
- to be excited/ecstatic/elated/euphoric at something
- to be excited/ecstatic/elated about something
- to be excited/elated/exhilarated by something
- to be ecstatic/elated/exhilarated with something
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc1- Martin was not exactly ecstatic at the news.
- their brief but ecstatic honeymoon
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- absolutely
- positively
- not exactly
- …
- about
- at
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- (in religion) involving feelings of great emotion, especially through prayer and meditation, that take somebody beyond the limits of the individual self
- an ecstatic vision of God
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French extatique, from Greek ekstatikos, based on ek- ‘out’ + histanai ‘to place’.
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