high
noun [C usually singular] (MENTAL STATE) /haɪ/Definition
› a period of extreme excitement or happiness when you feel full of energy, often caused by a feeling of success, or by drugs or alcohol or a religious experience: Exercise gives you a high. She's been on a high ever since she got her article published in the Times. There are lots of highs and lows in this job.Pleasure and happiness
(Definition of high noun (MENTAL STATE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- abandon noun
- afterglow noun
- bed of roses idiom
- bliss noun
- bonus noun
- delirium noun
- ecstasy noun (EMOTION)
- felicity noun (HAPPINESS)
- fun noun (PLEASURE)
- gaiety noun
- glee noun
- goody noun (PLEASANT THING)
- halcyon days noun
- happiness noun
- jubilation noun
- mirth noun
- nostalgia noun
- pleasure noun
- privilege noun
- rapture noun
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Pleasure and happiness
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