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

Synonyms

• animation
• briskness
• jazziness
• liveliness
• lustiness
• peppiness
• robustness
• sprightliness
• vibrance
• vibrancy
• vigorousness
• vitality

Examples of exuberance in a Sentence

the exuberance of the housing market was an encouraging economic indicator

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s always been a playful irreverence to his films, an unabashed adoration for B-movie exuberance, his outlandish stories’ faint emotional underpinnings married to giddy spectacle. —Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024

But while Dell may prefer to hedge, the market isn’t hiding its exuberance. —Michal Lev-Ram, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2024

And now a step beyond last year’s color-drenching trend, which saw entire rooms bathed in one hue from top to bottom, comes the exuberance of pattern drenching. —Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Mar. 2024

Grantham says that the exuberance showed all the classic signs of a bubble about to burst. —Krystal Hur, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024

Alban writes with a energetic voice, impish and playful in tone, capturing the youthful exuberance of her heroines. —Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 29 Feb. 2024

And excessive exuberance in financial markets could further delay Fed rate cuts, which were expected to begin by now, but are now deemed unlikely to start until at least June. —Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024

Yes, the sun might be glancing off the snowdrifts, and the birds may be chirping away with blithe exuberance. —Celine Nguyen, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2024

Jacksonville, just now recovering from a bout of irrational ideological exuberance, is down to its last Confederate monument. —Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 27 Feb. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1631, in the meaning defined at sense 1