All 5 Uses of
elated
in
The God of Small Things
- So Small God laughed a hollow laugh, and skipped away cheerfully. ... The source of his brittle elation was the relative smallness of his misfortune.
Chpt 1 *elation = intense feeling of happiness and excitement
- It is what preyed on Gatsby, what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my interest in the abortive sorrows and short-winded elation" of men."†
Chpt 2
- Like an old man with rheumy eyes watching children play, seeing only transience in their shrill elation and their wholehearted commitment to life.†
Chpt 8
- Karna's elation and anger at the revelation.†
Chpt 12
- Despite her marital troubles, she had that air of secret elation, that affection for her own body that pregnant women often have.†
Chpt 13
Definition:
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(elated) full of happiness and excitement