Ecstatic means so wildly happy that you can barely stand still. Absolutely ecstatic, an ecstatic welcome, ecstatic fans.
It is at the top of the happiness range, above delighted and thrilled, and it usually follows news rather than describing a settled state. The word originally described a religious trance — being taken out of yourself — which is exactly what the Greek means, and that older sense survives in writing about mysticism. Note ecstasy, which is both the state and the drug named after it.
1adjectiveecstaticSo wildly happy that you can barely stand still.
“The fans were ecstatic when their team scored in the final minute.”
synonyms: elated, overjoyed
ecstatic is a state of great joy.
Also accepted in games: overjoyed
Greek ekstatikos comes from ekstasis, standing outside oneself — ek plus histanai, to stand. The religious trance was the first sense and joy came later.
Ancient Greek
ἐκστατικός
English, today
ecstatic
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐκστατικός. by surface analysis, ecstasy + -tic.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA