jubilance

noun

ju·bi·lance ˈjü-bə-lən(t)s

Synonyms of jubilance

: jubilation sense 1

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The tempo is jagged and slow, and O’Farrill only teases out the melody throughout as if to question the jubilance of the original. — Rae-Aila Crumble, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026 For a movie about an apocalyptic clash of vampires and gangsters, Sinners has moments of unexpected jubilance, even rapture. — A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025 Whether such jubilance penetrates through the walls of the training ground is another story but narratives of a team’s success can be shaped by what happens in smaller sub-samples within a season. — Andy Jones, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025 Yet in all its gloom (a reaction to the jubilance of Jubilee), For Melancholy Brunettes also finds Zauner finally feeling like herself again. — Rob Ledonne, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for jubilance

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Etymology

jubil(ant) + -ance

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of jubilance was in 1864

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