Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - uplifted

1. If people’s faces or arms are uplifted, they are pointing them upwards or are holding them up. (LITERARY) The men support the ballerinas, who pose with their uplifted arms. ...her white, uplifted chin. ADJ: usu ADJ n 2. If something makes you feel uplifted, it makes you feel very cheerful and happy. ...people whose presence left you feeling uplifted, happy and full of energy. ...a smile so radiant that he felt uplifted by it. ADJ: v-link ADJ, oft ADJ by n