If you are ecstatic, you feel very happy and full of excitement.
His wife gave birth to their first child, and he was ecstatic about it. [+ about]
They were greeted by the cheers of an ecstatic crowd.
Synonyms: rapturous, entranced, enthusiastic, frenzied More Synonyms of ecstatic
ecstatically (ekstætɪkli)adverb
We are both ecstatically happy.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
You can use ecstatic to describe reactions that are very enthusiastic and excited. For example, if someone receives an ecstatic reception or an ecstatic welcome, they are greeted with great enthusiasm and excitement.
They gave an ecstatic reception to the speech.
The production received ecstatic reviews and had audiences weeping.
ecstatic in British English
(ɛkˈstætɪk)
adjective
1.
in a trancelike state of great rapture or delight
2.
showing or feeling great enthusiasm
ecstatic applause
noun
3.
a person who has periods of intense trancelike joy
Derived forms
ecstatically (ecˈstatically)
adverb
ecstatic in American English
(ɛkˈstætɪk; ɪkˈstætɪk)
adjective
1.
of, having the nature of, or characterized by ecstasy
2.
causing, or caused by, ecstasy
3.
subject to ecstasy
Derived forms
ecstatically (ecˈstatically)
adverb
Word origin
ML ecstaticus < Gr ekstatikos
Examples of 'ecstatic' in a sentence
ecstatic
It was recorded live in Leipzig to an ecstatic audience ; perhaps you had to be there.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We are ecstatic about welcoming a new addition to our family soon.
The Sun (2010)
It was a fantastic conversation and we are feeling ecstatic.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The audience bursts into ecstatic applause as she struggles to get through a door carrying a dummy.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It received a generous reception without being ecstatic.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Most works are captured from live performances and include ecstatic applause.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They were ecstatic about them and the rest of their food.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
At the end of the game he found that his name was being chanted by the ecstatic crowd.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It comes, and he looks ecstatic.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The welcome was ecstatic, the gratitude seemed genuine.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
For the camera at least, she looks ecstatic.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It is a character of being, a sound of ecstatic joy.
The Sun (2007)
After the lights go down, the audience is ecstatic.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The Argentinian seemed overwhelmed by his ecstatic reception and faded so badly he was substituted after an hour.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Nonetheless, the crowd are ecstatic.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
She looked exhausted but ecstatic.
The Sun (2009)
Single Cassius received an ecstatic reception.
The Sun (2008)
When he emerged from the hospital, he told the ecstatic crowd outside that his son had fair hair and blue eyes.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Some days I feel ecstatic and very excitable.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
So why was I left feeling less than ecstatic?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
She says: 'I am just ecstatic to get this far.
The Sun (2010)
He said: 'I was ecstatic to see my name on the team sheet.
The Sun (2011)
The playing was faultless, the singing blithely exquisite, the applause ecstatic.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In other languages
ecstatic
British English: ecstatic ADJECTIVE
If you are ecstatic, you feel very happy and full of excitement.
His wife gave birth to their first child, and he was ecstatic about it.