elation vs high

high vs elation

elation and high both are nouns.

elation is not an adjective while high is an adjective.

elation is not an adverb while high is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
elation	Yes	No	No	No
high	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

As nouns, high is a hyponym of elation; that is, high is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than elation:

elation: an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression
high: a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics

Other hyponyms of elation include bliss, blissfulness, cloud nine, seventh heaven, walking on air.

elation (noun)	high (noun)
a feeling of joy and pride	a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed
an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression	a lofty level or position or degree
	a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
	a high place
	an air mass of higher than normal pressure
	a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics
	a state of sustained elation

elation (adjective)	high (adjective)
	(literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high')
	greater than normal in quantity or amount
	used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
	happy and excited and energetic
	slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
	(used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
	standing above others in quality or position

elation (adverb)	high (adverb)
	at a great altitude
	far up toward the source
	in or to a high position, amount, or degree
	in a rich manner

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