All 5 Uses of
elated
in
Brave New World
- For Bernard left the room with a swagger, exulting, as he banged the door behind him, in the thought that he stood alone, embattled against the order of things; elated by the intoxicating consciousness of his individual significance and importance.†
p. 98..7
- The Director's threats had actually elated him, made him feel larger than life.
p. 104..2 *elated = made to feel happy and excited
- And because they were polite, Bernard felt positively gigantic–gigantic and at the same time light with elation, lighter than air.†
p. 157..9
- Obediently, but unsmiling and (wholly insensible of the honour done to her) without elation, Lenina walked after him, out of the room.†
p. 176..5
- An emblem of the inner tide of startled elation, the blood rushed up into Lenina's cheeks.†
p. 191..3
Definition:
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(elated) full of happiness and excitement