exuberant
Very cheery and peppyVery cheery and peppy; extremely cheerful, energetic and enthusiastic.
Recorded US: Dvortygirl, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
» Tom is exuberant, isn't he?
Tom ist ausgelassen, nicht wahr? — wolfgangth
Том буйний, чи не так? — deniko
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Examples
12 sentencesTom is exuberant, isn't he?
Том буйний, чи не так? — deniko
deTom ist ausgelassen, nicht wahr? — wolfgangth
I was very exuberant.
Tom is exuberant.
ruТом неудержим. — odexed
deTom ist überschwänglich. — Felixjp
Meaning
3 sensesVery cheery and peppy; extremely cheerful, energetic and enthusiastic.
exuberant feeling
exuberant, überschwänglich, ausgelassen
энерги́чныйenergíčnyj, бью́щий че́рез крайbʹjúščij čérez kraj, бью́щий ключо́мbʹjúščij ključóm
(literary)Abundant, luxuriant.
exuberant foliage
üppig
оби́льныйobílʹnyj, изоби́льныйizobílʹnyj, бу́йныйbújnyj
produced or growing in extreme abundance
Unusually proliferative, widespread or extreme, particularly in relation to a disease, immune reaction, or tissue
Origin
From Middle French exubérant, from Latin exūberāns, the present active participle of exūbeFrom Middle French exubérant, from Latin exūberāns, the present active participle of exūberō (“be abundant”). Put together from ex (“out”), and uber (“udder”), and originally would have 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
more exuberant, most exuberant| Comparative | more exuberant Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most exuberant Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
12 synonyms- joyously unrestrained:ebullienthigh-spirited
- unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings:excessiveextravagantoverweening
- produced or growing in extreme abundance:lushluxuriantprofuseriotous
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.