exuberance

[ ig-zoo-ber-uh ns ]

/ ɪgˈzu bər əns /

Also ex·u·ber·an·cy. the state of being exuberant.

an instance of this: His pranks are youthful exuberances.

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From the Latin word exūberantia, dating back to 1630–40. See exuberant, -ance

non·ex·u·ber·ance, nounnon·ex·u·ber·an·cy, nouno·ver·ex·u·ber·ance, noun

Nothing captures the exuberance and sensory experience of Havana quite like this.
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Still, exuberance counts for a lot, which is a large part of why Dunham's hosting stint worked so well this week.
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The upstairs portion of the exhibition is all about exuberance.
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The film is a hard-to-find creature, a smart rom-com that captures the exuberance of falling in love, and the inevitable letdown.
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Or it could be a sign of the sort of exuberance that frequently infects American investors.
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When the dancing began, Effie May's exuberance could no longer contain itself.
Why Joan?|Eleanor Mercein Kelly
Not the exuberance of soil; not the mildness of climate; not mines, nor havens, nor rivers.
The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 4 (of 4)|Thomas Babington Macaulay
It was only with little children that the exuberance of her feeling poured forth in caresses.
The Wayfarers|Mary Stewart Cutting
In the Triassic period the exuberance of reptilian life which marked the Permian was continued.
The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4)|J. Arthur Thomson
The exuberance of his thought hindered Rudin from expressing himself definitely and exactly.
Rudin|Ivan Turgenev