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Exuberance

//ɪɡˈzub(ə)rən(t)s// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness. uncountable

    "Tottenham's desire for a win against a Norwich side playing with energy and exuberance made for an enthralling, end-to-end game."

  2. 2
    overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval wordnet
  3. 3
    An instance of exuberant behaviour. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    joyful enthusiasm wordnet
  5. 5
    An overflowing quantity; superfluousness. countable, uncountable

    "an exuberance of branches in a plant"

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  1. 6
    An abundance of wealth. countable, uncountable

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.

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