exuberant
Americanadjective
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effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic; lavishly abundant.
an exuberant welcome for the hero.
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abounding in vitality; extremely joyful and vigorous.
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extremely good; overflowing; plentiful.
exuberant health.
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profuse in growth or production; luxuriant; superabundant.
exuberant vegetation.
adjective
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abounding in vigour and high spirits; full of vitality
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lavish or effusive; excessively elaborate
exuberant compliments
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growing luxuriantly or in profusion
Other Word Forms
- exuberance noun
- exuberantly adverb
- overexuberant adjective
- overexuberantly adverb
- unexuberant adjective
- unexuberantly adverb
Etymology
Origin of exuberant
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Latin exūberant-, stem of exūberāns “abounding,” present participle of exūberāre “to be abundant,” from ex- ex- 1 + ūberāre “to be fruitful” (verb derivative of ūber “fertile”; udder )
Example Sentences
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The voice, exuberant and straightforward for Churchill the small child, matures as he weathers the frustrations of schooling, survives war and captivity in South Africa, and steps onto the floor of Parliament in 1901.
For this reason, according to the researchers, investors who are fans of a losing team will be more demoralized than the winning team’s fans will be exuberant.
From MarketWatch
The most important lesson from that irrationally exuberant time is that overvaluation can lead to below-average returns for years — and even decades.
From MarketWatch
"Within 24 hours, my relationship to its wild, abrasive, exuberant, heart-filled yet harsh ferocity was sealed," she recalls.
From BBC
To get there, she jumped, radiated and hair-flipped through an exuberant free program set to Donna Summer.
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