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Definition of Elating
1. Adjective. Making lively and joyful.
Definition of Elating
1. Verb. (present participle of elate) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Elating
1. elate [v] - See also: elate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Elating
Literary usage of Elating
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Mental Science: A Compendium of Psychology, and the History of Philosophy by Alexander Bain (1870)
"The gratification of superior Power falls under the comprehensive class of elating,
or intoxicating pleasures, due to a rebound, or relief from previous ..."
2. Mental Science: A Compendium of Psychology, and the History of Philosophy by Alexander Bain (1886)
"The gratification of superior Power falls under the comprehensive class of elating,
or intoxicating pleasures, due to a rebound, or relief from previous ..."
3. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the English Courts of Common Law by Great Britain Bail Court (1872)
"... though it be erroneous : noi is big attorney, elating substantially wbat his
principal so claiming title desires him. Hargrave r. Le Breton, 4 Barr. ..."
4. Mental and Moral Science: A Compendium of Psychology and Ethics by Alexander Bain (1868)
"The gratification of superior Power falls under the comprehensive class of elating,
or intoxicating pleasures, due to a rebound, or relief from previous ..."
5. Papers Read Before the Black Hills Mining Men's Association at Their Regular by Black Hills Mining Men's Association (1904)
"... STATISTICS elating TO THE OUTPUT OF GOLD FROM THE DISTRICT. Published under
the Direction and Supervision of the Black Hills Mining Men's Association. ..."