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exuberant

American  
[ig-zoo-ber-uhnt] / ɪgˈzu bər ənt /

adjective

  1. effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic; lavishly abundant.

    an exuberant welcome for the hero.

  2. abounding in vitality; extremely joyful and vigorous.

  3. extremely good; overflowing; plentiful.

    exuberant health.

  4. profuse in growth or production; luxuriant; superabundant.

    exuberant vegetation.
exuberant British  
/ ɪɡˈzjuːbərənt /

adjective

  1. abounding in vigour and high spirits; full of vitality

  2. lavish or effusive; excessively elaborate

    exuberant compliments

  3. growing luxuriantly or in profusion

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Other Word Forms

  • exuberance noun
  • exuberantly adverb
  • overexuberant adjective
  • overexuberantly adverb
  • unexuberant adjective
  • unexuberantly adverb

Etymology

Origin of exuberant

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Latin exūberant-, stem of exūberāns “abounding,” present participle of exūberāre “to be abundant,” from ex- ex- 1 + ūberāre “to be fruitful” (verb derivative of ūber “fertile”; udder )

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