Associations to the word «Elation»

Wiktionary

ELATION, noun. An exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism.
ELATION, noun. A feeling of joy and pride.
ELATION, noun. (geometry) A collineation that fixes all points on a line (called its axis) and all lines though a point on the axis (called its center).

Dictionary definition

ELATION, noun. An exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression.
ELATION, noun. A feeling of joy and pride.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche