elating, exhilarating
(adjective) making lively and joyful
exhilarating, stimulating
(adjective) making lively and cheerful; “the exhilarating effect of mountain air”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
exhilarating
present participle of exhilarate
exhilarating (comparative more exhilarating, superlative most exhilarating)
Refreshingly thrilling.
• exhilarant
• cheering
• gladdening
• stimulating
• enlivening
• See also blissful
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*hil"a*ra`ting, a.
Definition: That exhilarates; cheering; gladdening.
– Ex*hil"a*ra`ting*ly, adv.
Ex*hil"a*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exhilarated; p. pr. & vb. n. Exilarating.] Etym: [L. exhilaratus, p.p. of exhilarare to gladden; ex out + hilarare to make merry, hilaris merry, cheerful. See Hilarious.]
Definition: To make merry or jolly; to enliven; to animate; to gladden greatly; to cheer; as, good news exhilarates the mind; wine exhilarates a man.
Ex*hil"a*rate, v. i.
Definition: To become joyous. [R.] Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 March 2025
(noun) small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
