01 n. The act of enlivening the spirits; the act of making glad or cheerful; a gladdening.
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1.
The act of enlivening the spirits; the act of making glad or cheerful; a gladdening.
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2.
The state of being enlivened or cheerful.“Exhilaration hath some affinity with joy, though it be a much lighter motion.” — Bacon.
Syn.
Animation; joyousness; gladness; cheerfulness; gayety; hilarity; merriment; jollity.