exuberant
energetic, enthusiastic
TRANSLATION
exuberant (enthusiastic) = überschwänglich, ausgelassen exuberant (extreme) = extrem exuberant (abundant) = übermäßig, üppig exuberant (flamboyant) = auffällig --- GOOGLE INDEX exuberant: approximately 5,800,000 hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Mr Obama told an EXUBERANT rally in Alexandria, Virginia that he would be better able to bring people together to make the policy changes that Democrats want.
(BBC News)
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"I tend to think of action movies as EXUBERANT morality plays in which good triumphs over evil."
- Sylvester Stallone
(BBC News)
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"I tend to think of action movies as EXUBERANT morality plays in which good triumphs over evil."
- Sylvester Stallone
Did you
know?
exuberant
adjective
- joyously unrestrained and enthusiastic (an exuberant personality)
- extreme or excessive in degree, size, or extent (exuberant prosperity)
- produced in extreme abundance; plentiful (exuberant foliage and vegetation)
- unrestrained or elaborate, especially in style; flamboyant (exuberant architecture)
(Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary)
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WORD ORIGIN
Etymology: Exuberant is borrowed from the Middle French exuberant and directly from the Latin exuberans (an overabundance), the present participle of exuberare (be abundant, grow luxuriantly (ex = thoroughly + uberare = be fruitful).
As noted in the definitions, exuberant can be used in several different contexts. The most common usage is in the sense of overly enthusiastic and full of energy, such as a crowd at a sports event, political rally or protest.
While being exuberant is usually a positive characteristic, sometimes enthusiasm can be taken too far. Just ask the former mayor of Leningrad, Grigory Romanov. The proud father, a senior member of the former Soviet Politburo, persuaded the director of the city's Hermitage Museum to lend him Catherine the Great's china tea-set for the occasion of his daughter's wedding.
Late in the celebration, one guest got to his feet and accidentally dropped a cup. Thinking that this was a toast, the other exuberant guests took it as a signal for the traditional gesture of good luck, whereupon they all rose to their feet and hurled the entire tea service into the fireplace.
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SYNONYMS
(enthusiastic)
animated, ardent, bouncy, brash, buoyant, cheerful, chipper, eager, ebullient, effervescent, elated, energetic, excited, exhilarated, frolicsome, gay, high-spirited, lively, passionate, sparkling, spirited, sprightly, vigorous, vivacious, zappy, zestful, zingy, zippy
(Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus)
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ANTONYMS
blue, depressed, dispirited, down, unenthusiastic, unexcited
(Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus)
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO TODAY'S CONVERSATION:
"You'll like working here in our company, we have an exuberant, positive atmosphere, which will keep you motivated."
adjective
- joyously unrestrained and enthusiastic (an exuberant personality)
- extreme or excessive in degree, size, or extent (exuberant prosperity)
- produced in extreme abundance; plentiful (exuberant foliage and vegetation)
- unrestrained or elaborate, especially in style; flamboyant (exuberant architecture)
(Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary)
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WORD ORIGIN
Etymology: Exuberant is borrowed from the Middle French exuberant and directly from the Latin exuberans (an overabundance), the present participle of exuberare (be abundant, grow luxuriantly (ex = thoroughly + uberare = be fruitful).
As noted in the definitions, exuberant can be used in several different contexts. The most common usage is in the sense of overly enthusiastic and full of energy, such as a crowd at a sports event, political rally or protest.
While being exuberant is usually a positive characteristic, sometimes enthusiasm can be taken too far. Just ask the former mayor of Leningrad, Grigory Romanov. The proud father, a senior member of the former Soviet Politburo, persuaded the director of the city's Hermitage Museum to lend him Catherine the Great's china tea-set for the occasion of his daughter's wedding.
Late in the celebration, one guest got to his feet and accidentally dropped a cup. Thinking that this was a toast, the other exuberant guests took it as a signal for the traditional gesture of good luck, whereupon they all rose to their feet and hurled the entire tea service into the fireplace.
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SYNONYMS
(enthusiastic)
animated, ardent, bouncy, brash, buoyant, cheerful, chipper, eager, ebullient, effervescent, elated, energetic, excited, exhilarated, frolicsome, gay, high-spirited, lively, passionate, sparkling, spirited, sprightly, vigorous, vivacious, zappy, zestful, zingy, zippy
(Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus)
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ANTONYMS
blue, depressed, dispirited, down, unenthusiastic, unexcited
(Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus)
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO TODAY'S CONVERSATION:
"You'll like working here in our company, we have an exuberant, positive atmosphere, which will keep you motivated."
