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EXUBERANCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval
Synonyms:
ebullience; enthusiasm; exuberance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("exuberance" is a kind of...):
life; liveliness; spirit; sprightliness (animation and energy in action or expression)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "exuberance"):
lyricism (unrestrained and exaggerated enthusiasm)
madness; rabidity; rabidness (unrestrained excitement or enthusiasm)
Derivation:
exuberate (to express great joy)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Joyful enthusiasm
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("exuberance" is a kind of...):
joy; joyfulness; joyousness (the emotion of great happiness)
enthusiasm (a feeling of excitement)
Derivation:
exuberant (joyously unrestrained)
exuberate (to express great joy)
