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   exuberant

   /ɪɡˈz(j)uːb(ə)rənt/

   adjective

   • 1. full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness: "a noisy bunch of exuberant youngsters" Similar ebullientbuoyantcheerfulsunnybreezyjauntylight-heartedin high spiritshigh-spiritedexhilaratedexcitedelatedexultanteuphoricjoyfulcheerymerryjubilantsparklingeffervescentvivaciousenthusiasticirrepressibleenergeticanimatedfull of lifelivelyvigorouszestfulinformal:bubblybouncypeppyzingyupbeatchipperchirpysmileysparkyfull of beanspeartturntdated:gayliterary:gladsomeblitheblithesomearchaic:as merry as a grigof good cheerOpposite gloomy
   • ▪ characterized by a vigorously imaginative artistic style: "exuberant, over-the-top sculptures"
   • ▪ growing luxuriantly or profusely: "exuberant foliage" Similar luxuriantlushrichabundantaboundingsuperabundantprofusecopiousplentifulriotousprolificteemingflourishingthrivingvigorousdensethickrankrampantovergrownjungle-likeverdantgreeninformal:junglyOpposite meagrestunted

   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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