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exuberant

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ex·u·ber·ant  (g-zbr-nt)
adj.
1. Full of unrestrained enthusiasm or joy.
2. Lavish; extravagant.
3. Extreme in degree, size, or extent.
4. Growing, producing, or produced abundantly; plentiful: "Threads of her exuberant hair showed up at the bottom of the sink" Anne Tyler. See Synonyms at profuse.

[Middle English, overabundant, from Old French, from Latin exberns, exberant-, present participle of exberre, to exuberate; see exuberate.]

ex·uber·ant·ly adv.

exuberant
Adjective
1. full of vigour and high spirits
2. (of vegetation) growing thickly; flourishing [Latin exuberans abounding]
exuberance n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.exuberantexuberant - joyously unrestrained
spirited - displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
2.exuberant - unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed"
unrestrained - not subject to restraint; "unrestrained laughter"
3.exuberant - produced or growing in extreme abundance; "their riotous blooming"
abundant - present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"

exuberant
Translations
Spanish exuberant [ɪgˈzjuːbərnt] adj [person] → eufórico; [style] → exuberante
French exuberant [ɪgˈzjuːbərnt] adjexubérant(e)
German exuberant [ɪgˈzjuːbərnt] exuberance adjüberschwänglich;
(imagination etc) → lebhaft

Italian exuberant [ɪgˈzjuːbərənt] adjesuberante

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He played with taste, but with more feeling than was always justified, and into his music poured all his honest, sentimental, exuberant soul.
As for the Good Sport, she was larger, blonder, and more exuberant than ever and she was addressing someone as 'Bill'.
For once our volatile and exuberant spirits are hopelessly subdued.
 
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