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Elation vs Ecstatic - What's the difference?

elation | ecstatic |

As nouns the difference between elation and ecstatic

is that elation is an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism while ecstatic is transports of delight; words or actions performed in a state of ecstasy.

As an adjective ecstatic is

feeling or characterized by ecstasy.

elation

English

Noun

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

    • Anagrams

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    ecstatic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * ecstatick (obsolete) * extatic (obsolete) * extatick (obsolete) * extatique (qualifier)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Feeling or characterized by ecstasy.
  • Extremely happy.
  • *
  • Relating to, or caused by, ecstasy or excessive emotion.
    • ecstatic''' gaze; '''ecstatic trance
  • * Hammond
    • This ecstatic fit of love and jealousy.

    Synonyms

    * blissful * delirious * elated * euphoric * joyful * joyous

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (in the plural) Transports of delight; words or actions performed in a state of ecstasy.
  • * 1819 , Lord Byron, Don Juan , III.11:
    • I think that Dante's more abstruse ecstatics / Meant to personify the Mathematics.