exuberance
The quality of being exuberantThe quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness.
» What exuberance in gesture and tone!
Meaning
4 senses(uncountable)The quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness.
Exuberanz, Überfluss, Überschwänglichkeit
изоби́лиеizobílije, жи́востьžívostʹ
(countable, uncountable)An instance of exuberant behaviour.
Überschwang
(countable, uncountable)An overflowing quantity; superfluousness.
an exuberance of branches in a plant
overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval
(countable, uncountable)An abundance of wealth.
Examples
1 sentencesWhat exuberance in gesture and tone!
Translations
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Origin
From French exubérance, from Latin exuberantia (“superabundance”), from exuberare (“to groFrom French exubérance, from Latin exuberantia (“superabundance”), from exuberare (“to grow thickly, to abound”); from ex- (“out”) + uber (“udder”), which would have originally referred to a cow or she-goat which was making so much milk that it naturally dripped or sprayed from the udder.
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Forms
plural: exuberances| Singular | exuberance |
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Synonyms
54 synonyms- overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval:enthusiasmebullience
Antonyms
3 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable