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exuberance
[
ig-
zoo
-ber-
uh
ns
]
Origin
ex·u·ber·ance
/
ɪgˈzu
bər
əns
/
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[
ig-
zoo
-ber-
uh
ns
]
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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
Related forms
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)
—
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
exuberance
1630s, from Fr. exubérance (16c.), from L. exuberantia, noun of state from exuberare (see
exuberant
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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