EXHILARATION

exhilaration, excitement

(noun) the feeling of lively and cheerful joy; “he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Noun

exhilaration (countable and uncountable, plural exhilarations)

The act of enlivening the spirits; the act of making glad or cheerful; a gladdening.

The state of being enlivened, cheerful or exhilarated.

Source: Wiktionary

Ex*hil`a*ra"tion, n. Etym: [L., exhilaratio.]

1. The act of enlivening the spirits; the act of making glad or cheerful; a gladdening.

2. The state of being enlivened or cheerful. Exhilaration hath some affinity with joy, though it be a much lighter motion. Bacon.

Syn.

– Animation; joyousness; gladness; cheerfulness; gayety; hilarity; merriment; jollity.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition