Synonyms:
gladdened, exhilarated
Meaning: made joyful; "the sun and the wind on his back made him feel exhilarated--happy to be alive"
Usage examples
He felt on the whole exhilarated by the adventure.
Sometimes she was even rather indecently exhilarated by her sense of high adventure.
Refreshed and exhilarated, you follow your trail-way through silver fir and pine woods to Eagle Peak, where the most comprehensive of all the views to be had on the north-wall heights are displayed.