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ex⋅u⋅ber⋅ant

  [ig-zoo-ber-uhnt]
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–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.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME < L exūberant- (s. of exūberāns), prp. of exūberāre, equiv. to ex- ex- 1 + ūberāre to be fruitful (deriv. of ūber fertile); see -ant

Related forms:
ex⋅u⋅ber⋅ant⋅ly, adverb
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ex·u·ber·ant   (ĭg-zōō'bər-ənt)   
adj.  
  1. Full of unrestrained enthusiasm or joy.
  2. Lavish; extravagant.
  3. Extreme in degree, size, or extent.
  4. Growing, producing, or produced abundantly; plentiful: "Threads of her exuberant hair showed up at the bottom of the sink" (Anne Tyler). See Synonyms at profuse.

[Middle English, overabundant, from Old French, from Latin exūberāns, exūberant-, present participle of exūberāre, to exuberate; see exuberate.]
ex·u'ber·ant·ly adv.
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Exuberant

Ex*u"ber*ant\, a. [L. exuberans, exuberantis, p. pr. of exuberare to be abundant; ex + uberare to be fruitful, fr. uber fruitful, fertile, uber udder: cf. F. exub['e]rant. See Udder.] Characterized by abundance or superabundance; plenteous; rich; overflowing; copious or excessive in production; as, exuberant goodness; an exuberant intellect; exuberant foliage. "Exuberant spring." --Thomson. -- Ex*u"ber*ant*ly, adv.
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Language Translation for : exuberant
Spanish: eufórico,
German: übermütig,
Japanese: 元気にあふれた
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exuberant 
1459, from L. exuberantem "overabundance," prp. of exuberare "be abundant, grow luxuriously," from ex- "thoroughly" + uberare "be fruitful," related to uber "udder," from PIE base *udhr- (see udder).
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Main Entry: ex·u·ber·ant
Pronunciation: ig-'zü-b(&-)r&nt
Function: adjective
: characterized by extreme proliferation<exuberant granulation tissue> exuberant metastatic calcification —Sandy Muspratt>
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exuberant ex·u·ber·ant (ĭg-z&oomacr;'bər-ənt)
adj.
Proliferating or growing excessively.

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