Exhilaration
Pronunciation : Ex*hil`a*ra"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L., exhilaratio.]
Definition : 1. The act of enlivening the spirits; the act of making glad or cheerful; a gladdening.
2. The state of being enlivened or cheerful. Exhilaration hath some affinity with joy, though it be a much lighter motion. Bacon.
Syn. -- Animation; joyousness; gladness; cheerfulness; gayety; hilarity; merriment; jollity.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913