ex·u·ber·ance

[ig-zoo-ber-uhns]
noun
1.
Also, ex·u·ber·an·cy. the state of being exuberant.
2.
an instance of this: His pranks are youthful exuberances.

Origin:
1630–40; < Latin exūberantia. See exuberant, -ance

non·ex·u·ber·ance, noun
non·ex·u·ber·an·cy, noun
o·ver·ex·u·ber·ance, noun
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exuberant (ɪɡˈzjuːbərənt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  abounding in vigour and high spirits; full of vitality
2.  lavish or effusive; excessively elaborate: exuberant compliments
3.  growing luxuriantly or in profusion
 
[C15: from Latin exūberāns, from ūberāre to be fruitful, from ūber fertile]
 
ex'uberance
 
n
 
ex'uberantly
 
adv

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exuberance
1630s, from Fr. exubérance (16c.), from L. exuberantia, noun of state from exuberare (see exuberant).
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Example sentences
Alex jumped in and saved me with his sheer exuberance on the final choruses.
But before long, the exuberance over houses becomes more clearly irrational and
  the market comes crashing down.
But considering the way things have gone in the past years, the exuberance was
  understandable.
Step on a dog sled and be carried away by the exuberance of a team in harness
  and the soft swish of sled runners on snow.
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