Elation: quick facts
Elation is an intense feeling of great happiness and high spirits, often following a significant success or stroke of good fortune. It is more powerful and exuberant than ordinary joy, sometimes accompanied by a sense…
Category
Complex & secondary emotions
Valence
Positive
Emotion family / blend
Happiness
Typical triggers
Major successes, unexpected good fortune, milestones, dreams realised
How it's expressed
Beaming smile, raised arms, jumping, exclamations, radiant energy
Sources: American Psychological Association — APA Dictionary: emotion; Greater Good Science Center, UC Berkeley — Emotions; Plutchik's Wheel of Emotions (Robert Plutchik) — overview. Educational information only — not medical or psychological advice. See our sources & fact-check policy.