exuberance

noun

ig-ZOO-buh-ruhns/ɪɡˈzu.bəɹ.əns/UKeks-YOO-buh-ruhns/ɛksˈjuː.bɜːɹ.əns/

Pluralexuberances (some meanings)

4 meanings of exuberance

1
noununcountable
A happy, excited feeling that makes a person lively and full of energy.
The children ran down to the beach with great exuberance.
Her exuberance made everyone in the room smile.
Similarenthusiasm, energy, cheerfulness, ebullience, gusto
Oppositeapathy, lethargy, listlessness
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2
nouncountable or uncountable
One time when someone acts in a very lively, excited way.
His little exuberances, like jumping on the sofa, made his grandmother laugh.
That loud cheer in the library was one exuberance too many for the librarian.
Similarantic, caper
3
nouncountable or uncountable
Much more of something than is needed, so that it seems to overflow.
After the wet summer, the bush had an exuberance of leaves, so we cut it back.
The cake was covered in an exuberance of cream and fruit.
Similarprofusion, excess, abundance, superfluity
Oppositedearth, scarcity, lack
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4
nouncountable or uncountable
A very large amount of money and riches.

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Origin

From a Latin word meaning "overflowing plenty", built on uber, "udder": first used of an animal making so much milk that it overflowed.