exuberance
[ig-zoo-ber-uh ns]
- Also ex·u·ber·an·cy. the state of being exuberant.
- an instance of this: His pranks are youthful exuberances.
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Origin of exuberance
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Contemporary Examples
Nothing captures the exuberance and sensory experience of Havana quite like this.
Still, exuberance counts for a lot, which is a large part of why Dunham's hosting stint worked so well this week.
The upstairs portion of the exhibition is all about exuberance.
The film is a hard-to-find creature, a smart rom-com that captures the exuberance of falling in love, and the inevitable letdown.
Or it could be a sign of the sort of exuberance that frequently infects American investors.
Historical Examples
“Sure,” he cried delightedly, slapping his thigh in his exuberance.
The Twins of Suffering CreekRidgwell Cullum
So saying, Hilbert began to caper about the deck in the exuberance of his joy.
Rollo on the AtlanticJacob Abbott
This letter requires no answer, and I write from exuberance of vanity.
The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume I (of II)Charles Darwin
They were meant to suggest reproductive vigor, exuberance, and abundance.
FolkwaysWilliam Graham Sumner
There was no exuberance; they went at the business quietly and grimly.
The Pagan MadonnaHarold MacGrath
Word Origin and History for exuberance
n.
1630s, from French exubérance (16c.), from Latin exuberantia "superabundance," noun of state from exuberare (see exuberant). Exuberancy attested from 1610s.
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