exuberance
The quality of being exuberantThe quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness.
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Examples
1 sentencesWhat 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 overflowing quantity; superfluousness.
an exuberance of branches in a plant
(countable, uncountable)An instance of exuberant behaviour.
Überschwang
(countable, uncountable)An abundance of wealth.
- joyful enthusiasm
- overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval
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
53 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
See also
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