1. Expressing or characterized by high spirits, joy, or exultation.
Usage: formal or literary

1. In grammar, a case or form of a noun or adjective expressing the sense of 'out of' or 'from'; found in some languages such as Finnish.
Usage: linguistics

Examples

• She felt elative after winning the championship.
• The team's elative mood was evident as they celebrated their victory.
• In Finnish, the elative case indicates movement from within something.
• His elative expression showed genuine happiness.
• The elative form in some languages expresses origin or source.
• After receiving the good news, he was in an elative state of mind.