triumphant

[trahy-uhm-fuh nt] /traɪˈʌm fənt/
adjective
1.
having achieved victory or success; victorious; successful.
2.
exulting over victory; rejoicing over success; exultant.
3.
Archaic. triumphal (def 1).
4.
Obsolete. splendid; magnificent.
Origin
1485-95; < Latin triumphant-, stem of triumphāns, present participle of triumphāre to triumph. See triumph, -ant
Related forms
triumphantly, adverb
untriumphant, adjective
untriumphantly, adverb
Can be confused
triumphal, triumphant.
Examples from the web for triumphant
  • The troupe distilled and energized the milieu of anomie, satirizing the lame old regime in a triumphant revolt.
  • If they had got through, it would have been a triumphant breaching of the blockade.
  • But that's not the only thing that's infused into the song's triumphant vibe.
  • The university, however, has sounded a similarly triumphant note.
  • The triumphant reign of pterosaurs ended with this giant flier.
  • It's the one with the triumphant cackling coming from the back room.
  • The reward for a triumphant venture, however, can be in the millions.
  • So, evidently, is this article as can be seen by the accompanying triumphant picture above.
  • The picture shows the tattered but triumphant safe after the would-be-thieves gave up and walked away.
  • Cable and satellite television was a good business going into the recession and is now triumphant.
British Dictionary definitions for triumphant

triumphant

/traɪˈʌmfənt/
adjective
1.
experiencing or displaying triumph
2.
exultant through triumph
3.
(obsolete)
  1. magnificent
  2. triumphal
Derived Forms
triumphantly, adverb
Word Origin and History for triumphant
adj.

late 15c., from Latin triumphantem, present participle of triumphare (see triumph).