exuberance
nounUK /ɛksˈjuː.bɜːɹ.əns/ · US /ɪɡˈzub(ə)rən(t)s/
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.
1
The quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness.
- Tottenham's desire for a win against a Norwich side playing with energy and exuberance made for an enthralling, end-to-end game.2012 April 9, Mandeep Sanghera, “Tottenham 1 - 2 Norwich”, in BBC Sport:
- 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.2025 December 9, Joe Rennison, “Wall Street Is Shaking Off Fears of an A.I. Bubble. For Now.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
2
An instance of exuberant behaviour.
3
An overflowing quantity; superfluousness.
- an exuberance of branches in a plant
4
An abundance of wealth.
- Derived terms
- hyperexuberance, overexuberance
- Related terms
- exuberant, exuberantly