different between jubilant vs mournful

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?u.b?.l?nt/

Adjective

jubilant (comparative more jubilant, superlative most jubilant)

1. In a state of elation.

Synonyms

• (in a state of elation): delighted, elated, joyful, thrilled

Derived terms

• jubilantly

Translations

Catalan

Verb

jubilant

1. present participle of jubilar

French

Adjective

jubilant (feminine singular jubilante, masculine plural jubilants, feminine plural jubilantes)

1. jubilant

Verb

jubilant

1. present participle of jubiler

Further reading

• “jubilant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

j?bilant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of j?bil?

English

Alternative forms

• mournfull

Etymology

mourn +? -ful

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?m??nf?l/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m??nf?l/
• (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /?mo(?)?nf?l/
• (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /?mo?nf?l/
• Hyphenation: mourn?ful

Adjective

mournful (comparative mournfuller or more mournful, superlative mournfullest or most mournful)

1. Filled with grief or sadness; being in a state in which one mourns.
2. Fit to inspire mourning; tragic.
   • 1845, Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher

     Having deposited our mournful burden upon tressels within this region of horror, we partially turned aside the yet unscrewed lid of the coffin, and looked upon the face of the tenant.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:sad

Translations