Rejoicing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a feeling of great happiness

the utterance of sounds expressing great joy

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻdʒˈɔɪsɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪdʒˈɔɪsɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪdʒˈɔɪsɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻdʒˈɔɪsɪŋ/.

Examples

Who cannot exult in Spring?
rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day
a triumphal success

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

joy triumphant jubilant exuberate triumphal rejoice exultant exulting exult exultation prideful jubilation wallow jubilate triumph

Parts of Speech

noun	a feeling of great happiness
noun	the utterance of sounds expressing great joy
verb	feel happiness or joy
verb	to express great joy “Who cannot exult in Spring?”
verb	be ecstatic with joy
adjective	joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success “rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day”

Word Forms

rejoice	verb	be ecstatic with joy
exult	verb	to express great joy
jubilate	verb	to express great joy
rejoicing	noun	a feeling of great happiness
joy	noun	the emotion of great happiness
exuberant	adjective	joyously unrestrained
exuberance	noun	joyful enthusiasm
exultant	adjective	joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
exultation	noun	the utterance of sounds expressing great joy
triumphant	adjective	joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
jubilant	adjective	full of high-spirited delight
jubilation	noun	a feeling of extreme joy
jubilancy	noun	a feeling of extreme joy
jubilance	noun	a feeling of extreme joy
triumph	noun	the exultation of victory
pridefulness	noun	a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
triumph	verb	be ecstatic with joy

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Jubel

ein Gefühl großen Glücks

🇫🇷French

réjouissance

un sentiment de grand bonheur

🇪🇸Spanish

alegría

un sentimiento de gran felicidad

🇮🇹Italian

esultanza

una sensazione di grande felicità

🇳🇱Dutch

vreugde

een gevoel van groot geluk

🇵🇹Portuguese

alegria

um sentimento de grande felicidade

🇷🇺Russian

радуясь

ощущение огромного счастья

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आनन्द

बहुत ख़ुशी की अनुभूति

🇧🇩Bengali

আনন্দিত

মহান সুখের অনুভূতি

🇮🇳Tamil

மகிழ்ச்சி

மிகுந்த மகிழ்ச்சியின் உணர்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

సంతోషిస్తున్నారు

గొప్ప ఆనందం యొక్క అనుభూతి

🇮🇳Marathi

आनंदी

खूप आनंदाची भावना

🇮🇳Gujarati

આનંદ

મહાન આનંદની લાગણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂತೋಷಪಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ

ದೊಡ್ಡ ಸಂತೋಷದ ಭಾವನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സന്തോഷിക്കുന്നു

വലിയ സന്തോഷത്തിൻ്റെ ഒരു വികാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੁਸ਼ੀ

ਬਹੁਤ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

خوشی

بہت خوشی کا احساس

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

欢欣鼓舞

一种巨大的幸福感

🇯🇵Japanese

喜び

大きな幸福感

🇰🇷Korean

기쁨

큰 행복감

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vui mừng

một cảm giác hạnh phúc tuyệt vời

🇹🇭Thai

ชื่นชมยินดี

ความรู้สึกมีความสุขอันยิ่งใหญ่

🇮🇩Indonesian

kegembiraan

perasaan bahagia yang luar biasa

🇵🇭Filipino

nagsasaya

isang pakiramdam ng malaking kaligayahan

🇲🇾Malay

bergembira

perasaan gembira yang besar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ابتهاج

شعور بسعادة كبيرة

🇮🇷Persian

شادی

احساس خوشبختی بزرگ

🇹🇷Turkish

sevinçli

büyük bir mutluluk hissi

🇮🇱Hebrew

צָהֳלָה

תחושה של אושר גדול

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