jubilance

noun

ju·​bi·​lance ˈjü-bə-lən(t)s How to pronounce jubilance (audio)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The extra-big twin-kidney grille (with glowing bezels, no less) suggests rather a kind of jubilance, a reveling in status. Dan Neil, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2022 Hours after his visit, a woman in a red coat walking downtown appeared apprehensive about the jubilance over Ukraine’s rapid success. Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2022 Recently, Manning gifted the sixth year senior punter with a full scholarship to the young man's unbridled jubilance. John Thompson, Men's Health, 31 Aug. 2022 Composers such as Gustav Mahler, Edward Elgar and Frederick Delius wrote gigantic, industrious works for chorus and orchestra—music of unbounded jubilance, as though the future were a grand and glorious gift just waiting to be opened. Tim Page, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022 In Taiwan, jubilance stood alongside anxiety over what could be the riskiest military standoff with China in a generation. Paul Mozur, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2022 In Taiwan, jubilance stood alongside anxiety over what could be the riskiest military standoff with China in a generation. New York Times, 3 Aug. 2022 That being said, however, such outros still rang with jubilance and burst at the seams with charisma and talent. Griffin Wiles, The Indianapolis Star, 25 June 2022 For many Black Brazilians, this is sanctuary, community, opportunity, and jubilance. Beatriz Miranda, refinery29.com, 19 Apr. 2022 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of jubilance was in 1864

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“Jubilance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jubilance. Accessed 7 Dec. 2022.

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