Exuberant Meaning
/ɪɡˈzuːbəɹənt/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjVery cheery and peppy; extremely cheerful, energetic and enthusiastic.
adjAbundant, luxuriant.
Sentence Examples
The trees have exuberant foliage.
Those children are in exuberant spirits.
The sunrise stained the sky with an exuberant mixture of colors.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ child bounced around the room, laughing wildly and waving his arms.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The crowd welcomed the champion with an ____ display of cheering and loud applause.
Word Origin & History
From Middle French exubérant, from Latin exūberāns, the present active participle of exūberō (“be abundant”). Put together from ex (“out”), and uber (“udder”), and originally would have referred to a cow or she-goat which was making so much milk that it naturally dripped or sprayed from the udder.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"He was a man of exuberant fancy, and, withal of an authority so irresistible that, at his will, he turned his varied fancies into facts."
— 1882, Frank R. Stockton, The Lady or the Tiger?:
"She was a tall, earthy, exuberant girl with long hair and a pretty face."
— 1961, Joseph Heller, Catch-22:
"It pencilled each flower with rich and variegated hues, and threw over its exuberant foliage a vesture of emerald green."
— 1852, The Ark, and Odd Fellows' Western Magazine:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ child bounced around the room, laughing wildly and waving his arms.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The crowd welcomed the champion with an ____ display of cheering and loud applause.