n. [ L., exhilaratio. ] 1. The act of enlivening the spirits; the act of making glad or cheerful; a gladdening. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The state of being enlivened or cheerful. [ 1913 Webster ]
Exhilaration hath some affinity with joy, though it be a much lighter motion. Bacon.
Syn. -- Animation; joyousness; gladness; cheerfulness; gayety; hilarity; merriment; jollity. [ 1913 Webster ]