exuberance
noun
ex·u·ber·ance
ig-ˈzü-b(ə-)rən(t)s 
1
: the quality or state of being exuberant
youthful exuberance
2
: an exuberant act or expression
Examples of exuberance in a Sentence
the exuberance of the housing market was an encouraging economic indicator
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Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 18 June 2025
Willem Dafoe as Klaus in The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
Klaus is Zissou’s emotionally fragile first mate, a role that Dafoe digs into with real exuberance.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
Its price-to-sales ratio also remains above 90, well into territory historically associated with speculative exuberance.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
His studio on Lispenard Street, in Tribeca, was full of contraptions, and his notebooks boiled over with a mad scientist’s exuberance.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 May 2025
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Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 18 June 2025
Willem Dafoe as Klaus in The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
Klaus is Zissou’s emotionally fragile first mate, a role that Dafoe digs into with real exuberance.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
Its price-to-sales ratio also remains above 90, well into territory historically associated with speculative exuberance.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
His studio on Lispenard Street, in Tribeca, was full of contraptions, and his notebooks boiled over with a mad scientist’s exuberance.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for exuberance
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“Exuberance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exuberance. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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