adj · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ɪɡˈzuːbəɹənt/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Very cheery and peppy; extremely cheerful, energetic and enthusiastic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
exuberant feeling
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: buoyant, cheerful, high-spirited
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Abundant, luxuriant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: literary
Examples
exuberant foliage
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: profuse, superabundant
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Unusually proliferative, widespread or extreme, particularly in relation to a disease, immune reaction, or tissue
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
produced or growing in extreme abundance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
their riotous blooming
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lush, luxuriant, profuse, riotous
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
extravagant praise
exuberant compliments
overweening ambition
overweening greed
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: excessive, extravagant, overweening
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
joyously unrestrained
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ebullient, high-spirited
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle French exubérant, from Latin exūberāns, the present active participle of exūberō (“be abundant”). Put together from ex (“out”), and uber (“udder”), and originally would have referred to a cow or she-goat which was making so much milk that it naturally dripped or sprayed from the udder.
Across languages
Translations
52 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
高昂
(gāo'áng)
— of people: very high-spirited
Chinese Mandarin:
亢奮 /亢奋
(kàngfèn)
— of people: very high-spirited
Chinese Mandarin:
興高采烈的 /兴高采烈的
(xìnggāocǎiliè de)
— of people: very high-spirited
Dutch:
uitbundig
— of people: very high-spirited
Finnish:
elämäniloinen
— of people: very high-spirited
Galician:
exuberante
— of people: very high-spirited
German:
exuberant
— of people: very high-spirited
German:
überschwänglich
— of people: very high-spirited
German:
ausgelassen
— of people: very high-spirited
German:
lebendig
— of people: very high-spirited
German:
enthusiastisch
— of people: very high-spirited
Māori:
tūkōripi
— of people: very high-spirited
Norwegian:
energisk
— of people: very high-spirited
Occitan:
exuberant
— of people: very high-spirited
Polish:
entuzjastyczny
— of people: very high-spirited
Portuguese:
exuberante
— of people: very high-spirited
Russian:
энерги́чный
(energíčnyj)
— of people: very high-spirited
Russian:
бью́щий че́рез край
(bʹjúščij čérez kraj)
— of people: very high-spirited
Russian:
бью́щий ключо́м
(bʹjúščij ključóm)
— of people: very high-spirited
Russian:
неудержи́мый
(neuderžímyj)
— of people: very high-spirited
Russian:
бу́рный
(búrnyj)
— of people: very high-spirited
Thai:
ร่าเริง
(râa-rəəng)
— of people: very high-spirited
Thai:
มีชีวิตชีวา
— of people: very high-spirited
Thai:
เบิกบาน
(bə̀ək-baan)
— of people: very high-spirited
