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- pronunciation:
- yu
fo
rihk
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
having or exhibiting a strong feeling of well-being or elation.
The minister's wife was euphoric when she found out she was pregnant. |
adverb + (adj.)euphoric
absolutely, almost, bit, little, positively, suddenly
(adj.)euphoric
+ noun
celebration,
drug,
effect,
election,
expectation,
experience,
feeling,
high,
joy,
moment,
optimism,
phase,
prospect,
reaction,
relief,
rush,
sensation,
sense,
statement,
victory,
wave
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The word euphoric
contains the following parts:
eu
Greek
prefix
that means good, well
  Example words:
eucalyptus, Eucharist, eugenics, euglena, eulogy, eupepsia, euphemism, euphonious, euphoria, euphoric, euphotic, euphuism, eurhythmics, euthenics, eutrophic
- synonyms:
- ben, bene, bon
- antonyms:
- mal, male, dys-
phor, pher, -phore
Greek
root
that means carry, bear
Example words:
amphora, anaphora, diaphoresis, dysphoria, euphoria, euphoric, gametophore, metaphor, oophorectomy, periphery, phosphorescence, phosphorus, pyrophoric
- synonyms:
- fer, lat2, -late
-ic
Latin and Greek
adjective-forming suffix
that means like, pertaining to
More about this word part:
The suffix -ic
attaches to roots and words of Greek or Latin origin to form adjectives. A few words ending in -ic
(magic
, critic
, music
) were adjectives that became nouns in Greek before they entered English, also as nouns.
Example words:
abiotic, acerbic, acidic, aerobic, agnostic, analgesic, anthropocentric, antibiotic, aquatic, civic, comic, critic, democratic, domestic, dramatic, eccentric, economic, erratic, erotic, euphoric, euphotic, fantastic, heliocentric, geometric, magic, microscopic, music, pathetic, periodic, philosophical, physical, physics, psychic, sonic, sympathetic
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