exuberant
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bər 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 Middle English < Latin exūberant- (stem of exūberāns), present participle of exūberāre, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + ūberāre to be fruitful (derivative of ūber fertile); see -ant
1425–75; late Middle English < Latin exūberant- (stem of exūberāns), present participle of exūberāre, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + ūberāre to be fruitful (derivative of ūber fertile); see -ant
Related forms
ex·u·ber·ant·ly, adverb
o·ver·ex·u·ber·ant, adjective
o·ver·ex·u·ber·ant·ly, adverb
un·ex·u·ber·ant, adjective
un·ex·u·ber·ant·ly, adverb
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World English Dictionary
exuberant (ɪɡˈzjuːbərənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
exuberant
mid-15c., 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). Related: Exuberantly; exuberate; exuberating.
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Medical Dictionary
exuberant ex·u·ber·ant (ĭg-z&oomacr;'bər-ənt)
adj.
Proliferating or growing excessively.
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Example sentences
Sandy isn't usually so exuberant--she averages eighty or ninety barks a minute--but on this night she is downright taciturn.
It is the ideal climate for exuberant tropical vegetation.
The result is an entertaining, exuberant homage that's anything but off-key.
Amid exuberant optimism, the region embraced democracy, open trade and the free market.
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