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Exuberance an overflowing amount; an outburst; an abundance. Examples: exuberance of content, 1781; of fancy, 1768; of foliage; of happiness, 1827; of imagination, 1875; of joy; of animal spirits, 1823; of water, 1786.
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exuberance noun 1. high spirits, energy, enthusiasm, vitality, life, spirit, excitement, pep, animation, vigour, zest, eagerness, buoyancy, exhilaration, welly (slang), cheerfulness, brio, vivacity, ebullience, liveliness, effervescence, sprightliness Her burst of exuberance overwhelmed me. 2. luxuriance, abundance, richness, profusion, plenitude, lushness, superabundance, lavishness, rankness, copiousness the exuberance of plant life in the region Quotations "Exuberance is Beauty" [William Blake The Marriage of Heaven and Hell] "Exuberance is better than taste" [Flaubert Sentimental Education] Translations exuberance [ɪgˈzuːbərəns] N 1. [of person] (= euphoria) → euforia f; (= enthusiasm) → entusiasmo m youthful exuberance → el entusiasmo(excesivo)de la juventud 2. [of style, painting] → exuberancia f; [of film, music] → vitalidad f 3. (Bot) (= vigour) [of growth, foliage] → exuberancia f exuberance n (of person) → Überschwänglichkeit f; (of joy, youth, feelings) → Überschwang m; (= joy) → überschwängliche Freude (→ at über +acc); in his exuberance (= rejoicing) → in seiner überschwänglichen Freude, im Überschwang der Gefühle; in their youthful exuberance (= high spirits) → in ihrem jugendlichen Überschwang (= vitality: of prose, style) → Vitalität f How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The physical need for sleep began to overtake her; the exuberance which had sustained and exalted her spirit left her helpless and yielding to the conditions which crowded her in. The grass greening all the expanse in its front seemed to grow, not rankly, but with a natural and joyous exuberance, and the weeds blossomed quite like plants. At first I was surprised at this flood in a hot, dry summer, but afterwards I discovered that it was caused by the tropical exuberance of the red weed. |
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