exuberant

[ ig-zoo-ber-uhnt ]

adjective

1. effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic; lavishly abundant:

   an exuberant welcome for the hero.

2. abounding in vitality; extremely joyful and vigorous.
3. extremely good; overflowing; plentiful:

   exuberant health.

4. profuse in growth or production; luxuriant; superabundant:

   exuberant vegetation.

exuberant

/ ɪɡˈzjuːbərənt /

adjective

1. abounding in vigour and high spirits; full of vitality
2. lavish or effusive; excessively elaborate

   exuberant compliments

3. growing luxuriantly or in profusion

Derived Forms

• exˈuberance, noun
• exˈuberantly, adverb

Other Words From

• ex·uber·ant·ly adverb
• over·ex·uber·ant adjective
• over·ex·uber·ant·ly adverb
• unex·uber·ant adjective
• unex·uber·ant·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of exuberant¹

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 )

Word History and Origins

Origin of exuberant¹

C15: from Latin exūberāns, from ūberāre to be fruitful, from ūber fertile

Example Sentences

As exuberant as I tend to be, I did feel “knight” would be too melodramatic.

From The Daily Beast

An exuberant game of football takes place, then the sound of shells is heard, and both sides repair back to their enemy positions.

From The Daily Beast

What separates the trolls from the exuberant or opinionated is anonymity.

From The Daily Beast

That fun consisted, at least in part, of some very exuberant railroading.

From The Daily Beast

Exuberant and creative, he moved to New York City at 19 to become a poet and a musician.

From The Daily Beast

The glorious sun was strong in his might, and, like his Maker, warmed the northern world into exuberant life.

From Project Gutenberg

On the following afternoon he found her, for instance, radiant with that exuberant happiness he had learned now to distrust.

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In his presence she blossomed out, her eyes shone the moment he arrived, her voice altered, her spirits became exuberant.

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The reader falls easily under the spell of this exuberant enthusiasm and is charmed by the poetic power evinced.

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George Sand describes it as "un peu exuberant de style, mais rempli de bonnes choses et de tres-belles pages."

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Related Words

• animated
• brash
• buoyant
• cheerful
• ebullient
• elated
• excited
• lively
• passionate
• spirited
• sprightly
• vigorous