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Definition: Triumphal |
TriumphalAdjective1. Relating to or celebrating a triumph; "a triumphal procession"; "a triumphal arch". 2. Joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success; "rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day"; "a triumphal success"; "a triumphant shout". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "triumphal" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Synonyms: TriumphalSynonyms: exultant (adj), exulting (adj), jubilant (adj), prideful (adj), rejoicing (adj), triumphant (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Celebration | Triumphal arch, bonfire, salute; salvo, salvo of artillery; feu de joie, flourish of trumpets, fanfare, colors flying, illuminations. |
Trophy | Noun: trophy; medal, prize, palm, award; laurel, laurels; bays, crown, chaplet, wreath, civic crown; insignia; feather in one's cap; (honor); decoration; garland, triumphal arch, Victoria Cross, Iron Cross. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Triumphal |
| English words defined with "triumphal": exultant, exulting ♦ jubilant ♦ prideful ♦ rejoicing ♦ triumphant, Triumplant. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Triumphal" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. German (triumphant). |
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 | Triumphal procession of the eagle and other birds, at the April election 1837. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Loco Foco triumphal honors. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | You ought to have seen my triumphal entry into the city. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | No strike shall interfere with the triumphal march. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Welcome home parade for 1st Division, Washington, D.C., showing tractors pulling field artillery through Triumphal Arch. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | A Triumphal arch, New York, N.Y. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The entrance was triumphal. |
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| "Triumphal" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 99.04% of the time. "Triumphal" is used about 104 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 99.04% | 103 | 32,137 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.96% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 104 | N/A |
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Expressions using "triumphal": triumphal arch ♦ triumphal march ♦ triumphal procession. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
triumphal arch | 6 |
entry triumphal | 3 |
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| Language | Translations for "triumphal"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | triumfal, i fitores. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | نصري, إنتصاري (victorious). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | триумфален, победоносен (triumphant, victorious). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | triumfální (exultant, triumphant), vítìzný (palmy, victorious, winning). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | voittokulkue (triumphal procession), voittokulku (triumphal march), voittokaari (triumphal arch), riemusaatto (triumphal procession), riemukaari (triumphal arch), kunniaportti (triumphal arch). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | triomphal (triumph, triumphant). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | triumph-. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | θριαμβικόσ, θριαμβευτικόσ (exultant, jubilant, triumphant). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | צח י (polemical, victorious). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | diadalmas (all-triumphant, triumphant, victorious). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | trionfale. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 凱旋 (triumphal return). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | がいせ" (outer circle, outside telephone line, triumphal return). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | ard-varriaghtagh (triumphant). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | iumphaltray triunfal. (various references) triumfal (triumphantly). (various references) триумфальный. (various references) trijumfalan, pobedonosni (all-triumphant). (various references) triunfal. (various references) triumf-. (various references) zafer (conquest, triumph, victory, win). (various references) тріумфальний (jubilant). (various references) khải ho n, chiến thắng (triumphant, victorious). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | triumphalis. (various references) |
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Words beginning with "triumphal": triumphalism, triumphalisms, triumphalist, triumphalists. (additional references) | |
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"Triumphal" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Triandha, triumphalia, triumpher, triunfal. (additional references) | |
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| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "triumphal" (pronounced trēu"mful) |
| 4 | -m f u l | harmful, shameful. |
| 3 | -f u l | apocryphal, artful, awful, baffle, baleful, bashful, beautiful, blissful, boastful, bountiful, careful, cheerful, colorful, deceitful, delightful, disdainful, disgraceful, disrespectful, distasteful, distrustful, doleful, doubtful, dreadful, duffel, dutiful, eventful, faithful, falafel, fanciful, fateful, fearful, fistful, fitful, flavorful, forceful, forgetful, fretful, frightful, fruitful, gainful, gleeful, graceful, grateful, hateful, healthful, helpful, hopeful, houseful, hurtful, insightful, joyful, kerfuffle, lawful, lustful, masterful, meaningful, merciful, mindful, mistrustful, mournful, muffle, needful, neglectful, painful, panful, peaceful, pitiful, playful, plentiful, powerful, prayerful, purposeful, raffle, regretful, remorseful, resentful, reshuffle, resourceful, respectful, restful, riffle, rifle, rightful, rueful, ruffle, scornful, scuffle, shuffle, sinful, skillful, sorrowful, soulful, spiteful, stifle, stressful, successful, suspenseful, tactful, tasteful, tearful, thankful, thoughtful, trifle, truffle, truthful, tuneful, uneventful, unfaithful, ungrateful, unhealthful, unhelpful, unlawful, unsuccessful, untruthful, useful, vengeful, waffle, wasteful, watchful, willful, wishful, wistful, woeful, wonderful, worshipful, wrongful, youthful, zestful. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-h-i-l-m-p-r-t-u" | |
-1 letter: philtrum, ultrahip. | |
-2 letters: philtra, primula, triumph. | |
-3 letters: armpit, atrium, hamuli, impart, mitral, primal, prutah, ramtil, ritual, rupiah, thairm, thiram, thulia, ultima. | |
-4 letters: airth, ampul, atrip, haulm, hilar, hilum, ihram, laith, larum, lathi, limpa, miaul, milpa, mirth, mural, phial, pilar, pilau, plait, prahu, prima, pruta, ralph, tapir, tharm, thirl, thrip, thrum, thump, thurl, trail, tramp. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-h-i-l-m-p-r-t-u" | |
+2 letters: prothallium. | |
+3 letters: prothalamium, triumphalism, triumphalist, triumphantly. | |
+4 letters: triumphalisms, triumphalists. | |
+5 letters: hyperstimulate, pharmaceutical. | |
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