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exuberant

[ ig-zoo-ber-uhnt ]

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

/ 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • exˈuberance, noun
  • exˈuberantly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • ex·uber·ant·ly adverb
  • over·ex·uber·ant adjective
  • over·ex·uber·ant·ly adverb
  • unex·uber·ant adjective
  • unex·uber·ant·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of exuberant1

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of exuberant1

C15: from Latin exūberāns, from ūberāre to be fruitful, from ūber fertile
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Example Sentences

They touch upon outstanding AI problems, such as reducing energy consumption, nixing the need for exuberant learning examples, and teaching AI some good ole’ common sense.

On March 10 of this year, I interviewed Willie Perdomo, the author of an exuberant new collection called “The Crazy Bunch.”

Leaders in the young, buzzy industry have had to temper initially exuberant timeline estimates as they focus on safety and satisfying regulators.

From Fortune

No, it was Borat himself, the exuberant man-child whose catch-phrases like “mah wife!”

If Alibaba’s groundbreaking IPO represented the exuberant global mood of capital markets in 2014, Ant’s debut is the most high-profile reflection yet of how those same markets are now drifting apart.

From Fortune

As exuberant as I tend to be, I did feel “knight” would be too melodramatic.

An exuberant game of football takes place, then the sound of shells is heard, and both sides repair back to their enemy positions.

What separates the trolls from the exuberant or opinionated is anonymity.

That fun consisted, at least in part, of some very exuberant railroading.

Exuberant and creative, he moved to New York City at 19 to become a poet and a musician.

The glorious sun was strong in his might, and, like his Maker, warmed the northern world into exuberant life.

On the following afternoon he found her, for instance, radiant with that exuberant happiness he had learned now to distrust.

In his presence she blossomed out, her eyes shone the moment he arrived, her voice altered, her spirits became exuberant.

The reader falls easily under the spell of this exuberant enthusiasm and is charmed by the poetic power evinced.

George Sand describes it as "un peu exuberant de style, mais rempli de bonnes choses et de tres-belles pages."

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