ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Ecstatic

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ɛkˈstætɪk/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Ecstatic is an adjective meaning Feeling or characterized by ecstasy.

Meaning

Feeling or characterized by ecstasy.

More Meanings

  1. Extremely happy.
  2. Relating to, or caused by, ecstasy or excessive emotion.
  3. (in the plural) Transports of delight; words or actions performed in a state of ecstasy.
  4. A person in a state of ecstasy.

Example Sentences

ecstatic gaze ecstatic trance
this ecstatic fit of love and jealousy
I think that Dante's more abstruse ecstatics / Meant to personify the Mathematics.
Bobbie was dancing round the room on the tips of her toes uttering animal cries, apparently ecstatic in their nature.

Word Forms

Synonyms for ecstatic

Depending on context, synonyms include delirious, rapturous, blissful, elated, euphoric, joyful.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include rapturous, joyous, enraptured, rhapsodic, elated, delighted.

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