Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

triumphant

/tɹaɪˈʌmfənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English

Syllables: tri-umphant
IPA: /tɹaɪˈʌmfənt/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having achieved victory; victorious, conquering.

adj

Rejoicing in victory or success; displaying triumph; exultant.

adj

Celebrating victory; triumphal.

adj

Splendid, magnificent.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"church triumphant"
"Strachan emerged triumphant from the battle of former Celtic managers at the venue where they both enjoyed some of the highest points of their coaching careers."
"triumphant orchestral music"

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin triumphāns, present participle of triumphō (“to triumph; to exult, rejoice”). By surface analysis, triumph + -ant (adjectival suffix).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: triumphāns

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more triumphant (comparative) most triumphant (superlative)

Derived Forms

triumphantly untriumphant

Frequently Paired Words

triumph

Synonyms

victorious exultant exulting jubilant prideful rejoicing triumphal

Questions

How do you pronounce triumphant?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɹaɪˈʌmfənt/.
What does triumphant mean?: Having achieved victory; victorious, conquering.
Where does triumphant come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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