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- DictionaryEx·u·ber·ant/iɡˈzo͞ob(ə)rənt/
adjective
- 1. filled with or characterized by a lively energy and excitement: "giddily exuberant crowds" Similar ebullientbuoyantcheerfulsunnybreezyjauntylightheartedin high spiritshigh-spiritedexhilaratedexcitedelatedexultanteuphoricjoyfulcheerymerryjubilantsparklingeffervescentvivaciousenthusiasticirrepressibleenergeticanimatedfull of lifelivelyvigorouszestfulinformal:bubblybouncypeppyzingyupbeatchipperchirpysmileysparkyfull of beanspeartturntdated:gayliterary:gladsomeblitheblithesomearchaic:as merry as a grigof good cheerOpposite gloomy
- ▪ growing luxuriantly or profusely: "exuberant foliage" Similar luxuriantlushrichabundantaboundingsuperabundantprofusecopiousplentifulriotousprolificteemingflourishingthrivingvigorousdensethickrankrampantovergrownjungle-likeverdantgreeninformal:junglyOpposite meagerstunted
Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘overflowing, abounding’): from French exubérant, from Latin exuberant- ‘being abundantly fruitful’, from the verb exuberare (based on uber ‘fertile’).
Derivatives
- 1. exuberantly adverb
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