exuberant

  • 21exuberant — Denoting excessive proliferation or growth, as of a tissue or granulation. [L. exubero, to abound, be abundant] * * * ex·u·ber·ant ig zü b(ə )rənt adj characterized by extreme proliferation <exuberant granulation tissue> <remarkably… …

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  • 22exuberant — ex|u|ber|ant [ ıg zjubərənt ] adjective happy, excited, and full of energy: an exuberant crowd a. showing happiness, energy, and excitement: exuberant designs by a local artist ╾ ex|u|ber|ance noun uncount ╾ ex|u|ber|ant|ly adverb …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 23exuberant — [ɪg zju:b(ə)r(ə)nt, ɛg ] adjective 1》 lively and cheerful. 2》 literary growing profusely. Derivatives exuberance noun exuberantly adverb Origin ME (in the sense overflowing ): from Fr. exubérant, from L. exuberant , exuberare …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 24exuberant — UK [ɪɡˈzjuːbərənt] / US [ɪɡˈzjubərənt] adjective a) happy, excited, and full of energy an exuberant crowd b) showing happiness, excitement, and energy exuberant designs by a local artist Derived words: exuberance noun uncountable exuberantly… …

    English dictionary

  • 25exuberant — [15] Exuberant comes via French from the present participle of Latin exūberāre ‘be abundant’. This was a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix ex and ūberāre ‘be productive’, a derivative of ūber ‘fertile’. This in turn was an adjectival …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 26exuberant — adjective 1 happy and cheerful, and full of energy and excitement 2 plants that are exuberant are healthy and growing very quickly exuberance noun (U) exuberantly adverb …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27exuberant — [15] Exuberant comes via French from the present participle of Latin exūberāre ‘be abundant’. This was a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix ex and ūberāre ‘be productive’, a derivative of ūber ‘fertile’. This in turn was an adjectival …

    Word origins

  • 28EXUBÉRANT — ANTE. adj. Surabondant, superflu …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 29exuberant — exu|be|rạnt <Adj.> [lat. exuberans (Gen.: exuberantis), 1. Part. von: exuberare = reichlich hervorkommen, überströmen] (veraltet): üppig, überschwänglich …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 30exuberant — Synonyms and related words: ablaze, abounding, abundant, affluent, afire, all sufficing, ample, animated, antic, aplenty, ardent, balmy, blooming, blossoming, boiling over, booming, bottomless, bounteous, bountiful, brash, breathless, burning,… …

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