Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

exuberance

/ɪɡˈzub(ə)rən(t)s/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables: ex-u-ber-ance
IPA: /ɪɡˈzub(ə)rən(t)s/

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

noun

An instance of exuberant behaviour.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An overflowing quantity; superfluousness.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An abundance of wealth.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

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

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.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪɡˈzub(ə)rən(t)s/
British English: /ɪɡˈzjuːbəɹəns/

Usage

Inflected Forms

exuberances (plural)

Derived Forms

hyperexuberance overexuberance

Frequently Paired Words

exuberant exuberantly

Synonyms

ebullience joy vim vitality ardor alacrity celerity energy joie de vivre enthusiasm exuberance exuberantness

Antonyms

apathy dullness listlessness

Rhymes With

protuberance

Questions

How do you pronounce exuberance?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪɡˈzub(ə)rən(t)s/.
What does exuberance mean?: The quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness.
Where does exuberance come from?: 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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