exuberance

[ ig-zoo-ber-uh ns ]

/ ɪgˈzu bər əns /

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noun

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

an instance of this: His pranks are youthful exuberances.

Nearby words

extrusile, extrusion, extrusion press, extrusive, extubation, exuberance, exuberant, exuberate, exudate, exudation, exudation cyst

Origin of exuberance

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

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

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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.
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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.
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In the Triassic period the exuberance of reptilian life which marked the Permian was continued.
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The exuberance of his thought hindered Rudin from expressing himself definitely and exactly.
Rudin|Ivan Turgenev

Word Origin and History for exuberance

exuberance

1630s, from French exubérance (16c.), from Latin exuberantia "superabundance," noun of state from exuberare (see exuberant). Exuberancy attested from 1610s.

exuberance

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