exuberance

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exuberance

/ɪɡˈzjuːbəɹəns/ UK
/ˈɛɡˈzjuː-/ UK
/ɪkˈsjuː-/ UK
/ɛkˈsjuː-/ UK
/ɪɡˈʒʉwbəɹəns/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈɛɡˈʒʉw-/ British, Southern, Standard
/ɪkˈʃʉw-/ British, Southern, Standard
/ɛkˈʃʉw-/ British, Southern, Standard
/ɪɡˈzub(ə)rən(t)s/ US
/ɛɡˈzub(ə)rən(t)s/ US

Where it comes from

From 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.

noun exuberances

uncountable The quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness. Tottenham's desire for a win against a Norwich side playing with energy and exuberance made for an enthralling, end-to-end game.
Similar: ebullience, joy, vim, vitality, ardor, alacrity, celerity, energy, joie de vivre, enthusiasm, exuberance, exuberantness · Opposite: apathy, dullness, listlessness
countable, uncountable An instance of exuberant behaviour.
countable, uncountable An overflowing quantity; superfluousness. an exuberance of branches in a plant
countable, uncountable An abundance of wealth.

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noun The quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness

Español	exuberancia
Português	exuberância
Deutsch	Exuberanz, Überfluss, Überschwänglichkeit, Lebendigkeit, Enthusiasmus, Überschwang
Italiano	esuberanza, entusiasmo, vitalità
Русский	изоби́лие izobílije, жи́вость žívostʹ

noun An instance of exuberant behaviour

Português	exuberância
Deutsch	Überschwang

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@misc{exuberance_2026,
  title = {exuberance},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/exuberance},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}