According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
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
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