Ex‐hil′a‐ra″tion (?), n. [L., exhilaratio.] 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.