exuberant

adjective

ex·u·ber·ant | \ ig-ˈzü-b(ə-)rənt

Definition of exuberant

1a : joyously unrestrained and enthusiastic exuberant praise an exuberant personality

b : unrestrained or elaborate especially in style : flamboyant exuberant architecture

2 : produced in extreme abundance : plentiful exuberant foliage and vegetation

3 : extreme or excessive in degree, size, or extent exuberant prosperity

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profuse, lavish, prodigal, luxuriant, lush, exuberant mean giving or given out in great abundance. profuse implies pouring forth without restraint. profuse apologies lavish suggests an unstinted or unmeasured profusion. a lavish party prodigal implies reckless or wasteful lavishness threatening to lead to early exhaustion of resources. prodigal spending luxuriant suggests a rich and splendid abundance. a luxuriant beard lush suggests rich, soft luxuriance. a lush green lawn exuberant implies marked vitality or vigor in what produces abundantly. an exuberant imagination

Examples of exuberant in a Sentence

Steven Spielberg's career has been famously schizoid. On the one hand, he has made films borne aloft by exuberant juvenility (the Indiana Jones pictures, Jurassic Park, and so forth); on the other hand, he has made mature films of serious intent (The Color Purple, Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan). And … there is also a third hand: he has combined those two types, most notably in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, in which he transmuted a fascinating science fiction film into near-theology. — Stanley Kauffmann, New Republic, 23 July 2001 Here we are at a jousting tournament in medieval England, and as the armored knights charge each other on horseback the exuberant crowd sings along to the old Queen heavy-metal anthem "We Will Rock You." And does the wave! — David Ansen, Newsweek, 14 May 2001 A few years ago, I learned to expect that at the end of a linguistics class that I was teaching, as I consulted with a few students before we vacated the room, the air would suddenly be lacerated by fat bass tracks and streams of exuberant invective. Tupac, as they say, was in the house. The class that was about to begin was an elective called "The Poetry of Tupac Shakur." — John McWhorter, New Republic, 22 Oct. 2001 They're the hardwood wunderkinds who think NEXT is now: the NBA's teen set. And like puppies, they're winningly exuberant (if not housebroken). Well, maybe not so "winning." — ESPN, 25 Dec. 2000 His exuberant personality makes him fun to be around. exuberant crowds rushed to greet the returning national champions in collegiate basketball

Recent Examples on the Web

Today’s juggernauts really are massive, and not just in the eyes of exuberant investors. — Justin Lahart, WSJ, "On Tech Bubble Anniversary, Be Wary of New Corporate Giants," 8 Mar. 2019 Della Jamison, a 65-year-old Democrat from North Philadelphia, was exuberant about her party's chances when asked. — Steve Peoples, Fox News, "Overconfident? Dem optimism surges as midterms approach," 22 Sep. 2018 Recently, though, Mahdavi’s exuberant look has been coming back into favor. — Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, "India Mahdavi, Virtuoso of Color," 20 Dec. 2017 When Crazy Ex-Girlfriend first sang and danced its filthy, exuberant heart onto TV screens in 2015, the romantic future of Rebecca Bunch seemed clear: Obviously she was meant to be with Greg. — Constance Grady, Vox, "How Crazy Ex-Girlfriend pulled off recasting Greg, one of its biggest characters," 12 Dec. 2018 But investors got too exuberant and stock prices ran up too much, too fast, making the market vulnerable. — Adam Shell, USA TODAY, "Dow ends wild day down 1,175 points, largest point drop in history," 5 Feb. 2018 Then Emma appeared, so exuberant and welcoming that this unusual encounter between strangers started to feel like a reunion of friends. — Mary Schmich, chicagotribune.com, "In a Florida poolside visit, Chicago teens glimpse Parkland students’ lives, and find gun violence in common," 9 Mar. 2018 Where Wiley’s piece is exuberant and lush, Sherald’s is spare, casting the First Lady as the focus. — Maya Rhodan, Time, "'A Game Changer.' How a Painting of President Obama Broke the Rules," 14 Feb. 2018 The 2017 Cruisin' on Main Street T-shirt features a pair of buxom beauties from Detroit's exuberant years. — Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, "A Pair Of ‘50s Characters For Manchester Car Show," 4 Aug. 2017

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