Roget's Thesaurus

#838. Rejoicing

Nouns

rejoicing, exultation, triumph, jubilation, heyday, flush, revelling; merrymaking etc. (amusement) 840; jubilee etc. (celebration) 883; paean, Te Deum etc. (thanksgiving) 990 [Lat.]; congratulation etc. 896. smile, simper, smirk, grin; broad grin, sardonic grin. laughter (amusement) 840. risibility; derision etc. 856. Momus; Democritus the Abderite; rollicker.

Verbs

rejoice, thank one's stars, bless one's stars; congratulate oneself, hug oneself; rub one's hands, clap one's hands; smack the lips, fling up one's cap; dance, skip; sing, carol, chirrup, chirp; hurrah; cry for joy, jump for joy, leap with joy; exult etc. (boast) 884; triumph; hold jubilee etc. (celebrate) 883; make merry etc. (sport) 840. laugh, raise laughter etc. (amuse) 840.

Adjectives

rejoicing etc. v.; jubilant, exultant, triumphant; flushed, elated, pleased, delighted, tickled pink. amused etc. 840; cheerful etc. 836. laughable etc. (ludicrous) 853.

Interjections

hurrah!, Huzza!, aha!, hail!, tolderolloll!, Heaven be praised!, io triumphe!, tant mieux! [Fr.], so much the better.

Phrases

the heart leaping with joy; ce n'est pas etre bien aise que de rire [Fr.]; Laughter holding both his sides [Milton]; le roi est mort, vive le roi;" with his eyes in flood with laughter [Cymbeline].