Describing Positive Emotional States: English Vocabulary List

tremendously excited about something

"He was on cloud nine."

"When she heard that she had passed the exam she was on cloud nine all week."

cheerful and lively in spirit

"She felt buoyant today."

"Despite the difficult circumstances, her buoyant personality always managed to lift everyone's spirits around her."

filled with a sense of joy or happiness, often to the point of appearing to glow

"The father was beaming with pride."

"The beaming father watched his daughter walk across the stage to receive her college diploma with tears in his eyes."

having a positive, cheerful, or optimistic attitude or mood

"He was upheat."

"Despite the bad news, he remained upheat and optimistic about the future of the project."

filled with lively energy and excitement

"The children are exuberant."

"The exuberant fans celebrated their team's victory by shouting singing and hugging each other in the crowded streets until late at night."

extremely excited and happy

"I was ecstatic when I won."

"The ecstatic crowd cheered loudly when their favorite band walked onto the stage and began to play their hit song."

excited and happy because something has happened or is going to happen

"She felt elated after the news."

"She was elated when she received the news that she had been accepted into her dream university across the country."

experiencing a state of perfect happiness

"They are living a blissful life."

"The blissful couple spent their honeymoon on a quiet tropical beach far away from the noise and stress of daily life."

having a cheerful and friendly demeanor

"The host is jovial."

"The jovial old man greeted everyone with a warm smile and a friendly handshake at the neighborhood block party last weekend."