Great happiness and exhilaration.

noun [ ih-LAY-shun ]

A state of extreme happiness, excitement, or exhilaration; often characterized by a feeling of uplift and high spirits.

• 🖊️  Her heart soared with elation as she received the acceptance letter from her dream university.
• 🖊️  In the midst of the roaring crowd, the athlete's elation was palpable, a testament to years of relentless training.
• 🖊️  Oh, the elation of a new dawn, where dreams take flight and sorrows are gone.
• 🤝  joy, exhilaration, ecstasy, bliss
• ⚔️  despair, depression, gloom, misery

A feeling of pride or triumph.

noun [ ih-LAY-shun ]

A feeling of pride, triumph, or high spirits, often resulting from a significant achievement or success.

• 🖊️  Oh, the elation that filled the room when the underdog team won the championship!
• 🖊️  In the quiet of dawn, her heart swelled with elation.
• 🖊️  If I were to win the lottery, my elation would know no bounds.
• 🤝  pride, triumph, exultation, jubilation
• ⚔️  shame, humiliation, disappointment, defeat