triumph means A former make of British motor car.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, triumph ranks #1,386 of 25,264 for Qualifying, #2,328 of 14,438 for Most Storied Words, #7,084 of 14,414 for Most Elegant Words, #7,100 of 14,440 for Most Satisfying to Say.
triumph is pronounced /ˈtɹaɪ̯ʌmf/.
Why “triumph” is a great word
A conclusive and significant victory or success, especially one marked by public celebration or exultation. From Middle English, borrowed from Old French triumphe, from Latin triumphus ("triumphal procession"), ultimately from Ancient Greek θρίαμβος (thríambos, "a hymn to Dionysus, a festal procession"). Unlike "victory," a more general and clinical winning of a contest, or "achievement," an effortful but often quiet accomplishment, triumph is a public spectacle of conquest, an event that demands an audience. It is the general's chariot drawn through streets strewn with laurel, the athlete's arms thrown wide beneath a stadium's roar, the scholar's name finally spoken with the weight of long-delayed recognition—the understanding that some victories are too large to be held quietly, demanding instead the witness of crowds and the permanence of ritual. It is not merely to win, but to be seen winning; not just arrival, but return, radiant and witnessed.
Etymology
From Middle English, borrowed from Old French triumphe, from Latin triumphus (“triumphal procession”), ultimately from Ancient Greek θρίαμβος (thríambos, “thriambus”). Doublet of thriambus and trump.
name
- A former make of British motor car.
noun
- A conclusive success following an effort, conflict, or confrontation of obstacles; victory; conquest.e.g.“the triumph of knowledge”
- A magnificent and imposing ceremonial performed in honor of a victor.
- Any triumphal procession; a pompous exhibition; a stately show or pageant.
- A state of joy or exultation at success.e.g.“Great triumph and rejoicing was in heaven.”
- A trump card.e.g.“Eros has
Packt Cards with Cæsars, and false plaid my Glory
Unto an Enemies triumph”
- A card game, also called trump.
- a ceremony held to publicly celebrate and sanctify the military achievement of an army commander.
- A work of art, cuisine, etc. of very high quality.e.g.“Scorsese's latest film is a triumph.”
- A card trick in which the cards are shuffled with half face-up and half face-down, then laid out so that only the observer's chosen card is facing upward.
verb
- To celebrate victory with pomp; to rejoice over success; to exult in an advantage gained; to exhibit exultation.
- To prevail over rivals, challenges, or difficulties.
- To succeed, win, or attain ascendancy.e.g.“On this occasion, however, genius triumphed.”
- To be prosperous; to flourish.e.g.“where commerce triumphed on the favouring gales”
- To play a trump in a card game.e.g.“Of the kings and the queens that triumph in the cards”
Words closest in meaning
By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.
- jubilation 86% match — A triumphant shouting of great happiness; rejoicing, especially as celebratory outbursts; a feeling of joyous exultation. vs triumph →
- exultation 86% match — The act of exulting; great joy at success or victory, or at any advantage gained; rapturous delight vs triumph →
- vanquish 86% match — To defeat (someone); to overcome. vs triumph →
- ovation 85% match — A victory ceremony of less importance than a triumph. vs triumph →
- exult 85% match — To rejoice; to be very happy, especially in triumph; to triumph (over). vs triumph →
- prevail 84% match — To be superior in strength, dominance, influence, or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand; to outnumber others. vs triumph →
- conquer 84% match — To defeat in combat; to subjugate. vs triumph →
- fruition 83% match — The fulfillment of something worked for. vs triumph →