exuberance

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval

   The new member's exuberance was exciting for some and dreadful to others.

2. 2
   noun

   joyful enthusiasm

   The fans' exuberance made the game fun to watch.

3. 3
   noun

   The 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.

4. 4
   noun

   An overflowing quantity; superfluousness.

   an exuberance of branches in a plant

5. 5
   noun

   An instance of exuberant behaviour.

6. 6
   noun

   An abundance of wealth.

Etymology

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.