Meanings
plural exuberances
- uncountableThe quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness.
Tottenham's desire for a win against a Norwich side playing with energy and exuberance made for an enthralling, end-to-end game.
2012 April 9, Mandeep Sanghera, “Tottenham 1 - 2 Norwich”, in BBC Sport1 more example
The stock market found itself at a similar moment 29 years ago, when Alan Greenspan famously warned of “irrational exuberance” fueling a bubble in internet stocks. The S&P 500 had risen more than 60 percent in the two years before Mr. Greenspan’s speech.
2025 December 9, Joe Rennison, “Wall Street Is Shaking Off Fears of an A.I. Bubble. For Now.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLCSynonyms: ebullience, joy, vim, vitality, ardor, alacrity, celerity, energy · Antonyms: apathy, dullness, listlessness
- countableuncountableAn instance of exuberant behaviour.
- countableuncountableAn overflowing quantity; superfluousness.
an exuberance of branches in a plant
- countableuncountableAn abundance of wealth.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness.
More synonyms by meaning
nounoverflowing with eager enjoyment or approval
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinexuberantia“superabundance”
- Frenchexubérance
- Englishexuberance
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.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian изобилие
- изобилие (izobilie)The quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness
Catalan exuberància
- exuberànciaThe quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness
Dutch exuberantie, uitbundigheid
- exuberantieThe quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness
- uitbundigheidAn instance of exuberant behaviour
Finnish elämäniloisuus, elämänilo
- elämäniloisuusThe quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness
- elämäniloThe quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness
German Exuberanz, Überfluss
- ExuberanzThe quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness
- ÜberflussThe quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness
- ÜberschwänglichkeitThe quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness
- LebendigkeitThe quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness
- EnthusiasmusThe quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness
- ÜberschwangThe quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness
- AusgelassenheitThe quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness
- ÜberschwangAn instance of exuberant behaviour
Irish anamúlacht, teaspach
- anamúlachtThe quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness
- teaspachThe quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness
Italian esuberanza, entusiasmo
- esuberanzaThe quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness
- entusiasmoThe quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness
- vitalitàThe quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness
Māori tūkōripi
- tūkōripiThe quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness
Portuguese exuberância, exuberância
- exuberânciaThe quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness
- exuberânciaAn instance of exuberant behaviour
Russian изоби́лие, жи́вость
- изоби́лие (izobílije)The quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness
- жи́вость (žívostʹ)The quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness
Spanish exuberancia
- exuberanciaThe quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness
Cite this entry
exuberance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exuberance
“exuberance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exuberance. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exuberance,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exuberance.
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