Emotional States: English Vocabulary List

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."

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."

experiencing or expressing extreme happiness

"The crowd is jubilant."

"The jubilant fans flooded the streets after their team won the championship and they celebrated by honking car horns and waving flags all night long."

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."

unable to stay still and calm

"The child is fidgety."

"The fidgety child could not sit still during the long movie and kept kicking the seat in front of him."

having a nervous or restless energy

"I feel jittery before exams."

"I always feel jittery before a big exam and I have to take deep breaths to calm my nerves."

feeling abandoned or hopeless

"The lost puppy looked forlorn."

"The forlorn puppy sat alone in the rain waiting for its owner who never came back to get him."

depleted of physical or emotional energy

"After work I feel drained."

"The long meeting drained all of her energy and she needed a strong cup of coffee to feel awake again."

feeling dissatisfied, often due to a sense of unfair treatment or disappointment

"The disgruntled employee complained."

"The disgruntled employee complained about the low wages and poor working conditions to anyone who would listen to him."

feeling intense frustration, especially due to an unsolvable problem

"The teacher was exasperated."

"The exasperated teacher sighed loudly when the students asked her to explain the same concept for the fifth time."

irritated or angered by a particular situation or person

"She was peeved by the delay."

"She was peeved that her friend showed up thirty minutes late to the restaurant without even apologizing for the delay."

deeply troubled or baffled, often as a result of an unexpected or unfavorable event

"I was dismayed by the result."

"I was dismayed to discover that my flight had been canceled and the next one was not until tomorrow morning."

idle, indolent, or showing little effort, often in a dreamy or unmotivated way

"His lackadaisical attitude is annoying."

"His lackadaisical attitude towards his schoolwork caused his grades to drop significantly and his parents became very worried about his future."

feeling hopeless, discouraged, or in low spirits, often due to a sense of failure or loss

"He became despondent after failing."

"He became despondent after losing his job and spent weeks lying on the couch watching television and feeling sorry for himself."

having lost all one's courage, hope, or enthusiasm

"The team was disheartened by the loss."

"The disheartened team walked off the field with their heads down after losing the championship game by a single point."

feeling downcast, discouraged, or in low spirits

"She felt dejected after the rejection."

"The dejected job applicant left the interview room feeling certain that he had not gotten the position he wanted so badly."

(of a person or their manner) melancholic and full of grief

"He looked downcast."

"She looked downcast after hearing that her application had been rejected by the university she had dreamed of attending for years."

feeling disappointed and sad, especially due to experiencing an unexpected failure

"He looked crestfallen."

"The crestfallen child walked slowly off the field after missing the winning shot and his teammates tried to comfort him."

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."

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."

having a lively and enthusiastic quality

"She has a bubbly personality."

"Her bubbly personality made her the life of every party and everyone enjoyed being around her cheerful energy."

feeling abandoned or hopeless

"The puppy looked forlorn."

"Left alone in the empty house, the little boy felt utterly forlorn and scared."