triumphant

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: tri=um=phant

CIDE DICTIONARY

triumphant, a. [L. triumphans, p. pr. of triumphare: cf. F. triomphant. See Triumph, v. i.].

•  Rejoicing for victory; triumphing; exultant.  [1913 Webster]

  "Successful beyond hope to lead ye forth
  Triumphant out of this infernal pit."  [1913 Webster]
•  Celebrating victory; expressive of joy for success; as, a triumphant song or ode.  [1913 Webster]
•  Graced with conquest; victorious.  [1913 Webster]

  "Athena, war's triumphant maid."  [1913 Webster]

  "So shall it be in the church triumphant."  [1913 Webster]
•  Of or pertaining to triumph; triumphal.  [1913 Webster]

  "Captives bound to a triumphant car."  [1913 Webster]

Church triumphant, the church in heaven, enjoying a state of triumph, her warfare with evil being over; -- distinguished from church militant. See under Militant.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

triumphant, adj.
1 victorious or successful.
2 exultant.

Derivative

triumphantly adv.

Etymology

ME f. OF triumphant or L triumphare (as TRIUMPH)

THESAURUS

triumphant

ascendant, assured of success, cock-a-hoop, coming, conquering, crowing, crowned with success, defeating, dominant, elate, elated, exultant, exulting, flushed, flushed with success, fortunate, gloating, in ascendancy, in high feather, in the ascendant, jubilant, made, on the up-and-up, on top, out in front, overcoming, prevailing, prosperous, rejoicing, succeeding, successful, surefire, triumphal, undefeated, vanquishing, victorious, winning

ROGET THESAURUS

triumphant

Success

N success, successfulness, speed, advance, trump card, hit, stroke, score, lucky hit, fortunate hit, good hit, good stroke, direct hit, bull's eye, goal, point, touchdown, home run, homer, hole-in-one, grand slam, killing, windfall bold stroke, master stroke, ten strike, coup de maitre, checkmate, half the battle, prize, profit, continued success, good fortune, time well spent, advantage over, upper hand, whip hand, ascendancy, mastery, expugnation, conquest, victory, subdual, subjugation, triumph, proficiency, conqueror, victor, winner, master of the situation, master of the position, top of the heap, king of the hill, achiever, success, success story, succeeding, successful, prosperous, triumphant, flushed with success, crowned with success, victorious, on top, set up, in the ascendant, unbeaten (beat), well-spent, felicitous, effective, in full swing, successfully, well flying colors, in triumph, swimmingly, a merveille, beyond all hope, to some purpose, to good purpose, to one's heart's content, veni vidi vici, the day being one's own, one's star in the ascendant, omne tulit punctum, bis vincit qui se vincit in victoria, cede repugnanti cedendo victor abibis, chacun est l'artisan de sa fortune, dies faustus, l'art de vaincre est celui de mepriser la mort, omnia vincit amor, love conquers all, peace hath her victories no less renowned than war, the race by vigor not by vaunts is won, vincit qui patitur, vincit qui se vincit, The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but that's the way to bet.

Rejoicing

N rejoicing, exultation, triumph, jubilation, heyday, flush, revelling, merrymaking, jubilee, paean, Te Deum, congratulation, smile, simper, smirk, grin, broad grin, sardonic grin, laughter (amusement), risibility, derision, Momus, Democritus the Abderite, rollicker, rejoicing, jubilant, exultant, triumphant, flushed, elated, pleased, delighted, tickled pink, amused, cheerful, laughable, Int, hurrah!, Huzza!, aha!, hail!, tolderolloll!, Heaven be praised!, io triumphe!, tant mieux!, so much the better, the heart leaping with joy, ce n'est pas etre bien aise que de rire, Laughter holding both his sides, le roi est mort, vive le roi, with his eyes in flood with laughter.

Boasting

N boasting, boast, vaunt, crake, pretense, pretensions, puff, puffery, flourish, fanfaronade, gasconade, blague, bluff, gas, highfalutin, highfaluting, hot air, spread-eagleism, brag, braggardism, bravado, bunkum, buncombe, jactitation, jactancy, bounce, venditation, vaporing, rodomontade, bombast, fine talking, tall talk, magniloquence, teratology, heroics, Chauvinism, exaggeration, vanity, vox et praeterea nihil, much cry and little wool, brutum fulmen, exultation, gloriation, glorification, flourish of trumpets, triumph, boaster, braggart, braggadocio, Gascon, fanfaron, pretender, soi-disant, blower, bluffer, Foxy Quiller, blusterer, charlatan, jack-pudding, trumpeter, puppy, boasting, magniloquent, flaming, Thrasonic, stilted, gasconading, braggart, boastful, pretentious, soi-disant, vainglorious, highfalutin, highfaluting, spread- eagle, elate, elated, jubilant, triumphant, exultant, in high feather, flushed, flushed with victory, cock-a-hoop, on stilts, vaunted, vauntingly, let the galled jade wince, facta non verba.