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exuberance
CEFRC2
/ɛksˈjuː.bɜːɹ.əns/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A feeling of lively energy, excitement, and happiness.
- 02
noun
Extra detailAn instance of exuberant behaviour.
Examples
an exuberance of branches in a plant
What exuberance in gesture and tone!
At a glance
Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 2
- Synonyms
- 5
Also pronounced
- /ˈɛɡ.ʒuː.bɜːɹ.əns/
- /ɪɡˈzub(ə)rən(t)s/
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsAn overflowing quantity; superfluousness.
The quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness.
An abundance of wealth.
More examples
In contextTottenham's desire for a win against a Norwich side playing with energy and exuberance made for an enthralling, end-to-end game.
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Origin
noun
From French exubérance, from Latin exuberantia (“superabundance”), from exuberare (“to grow thickly, to abound”); from ex- (“out”) + uber (“udder”), which would have originally referred to a cow or she-goat which was making so much milk that it naturally dripped or sprayed from the udder.