euphoria
English
WOTD – 12 July 2010
Etymology
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek εὐφορία (euphoría), from εὔφορος (eúphoros, “bearing well”), from εὖ (eû, “well”) + φέρειν (phérein, “to bear”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: yo͞o-fôr′-ē-ə, IPA(key): /juːˈfɔːɹi.ə/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ɔːriə
Noun
euphoria (countable and uncountable, plural euphorias)
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
an excited state of joy
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Further reading
- euphoria in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- euphoria at OneLook Dictionary Search
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