exuberance

ex·u·ber·ance

noun \ig-ˈzü-b(ə-)rən(t)s\

Definition of EXUBERANCE

1

: the quality or state of being exuberant <youthful exuberance>

2

: an exuberant act or expression

Examples of EXUBERANCE

1. <the exuberance of the housing market was an encouraging economic indicator>

First Known Use of EXUBERANCE

1631

Related to EXUBERANCE

Synonyms: animation, briskness, vitality, jazziness, liveliness, lustiness, peppiness, robustness, sprightliness, vibrance, vibrancy, vigorousness

Antonyms: inactivity, lifelessness

Related Words: buoyancy, jauntiness, springiness; brightness, cheer, cheerfulness, chirpiness, effervescence, friskiness, pizzazz (or pizazz), sparkle, spirit, verve, vivaciousness, vivacity; eagerness, ebullience, ebulliency, enthusiasm, keenness, spiritedness; friskiness, impishness, pertness, playfulness

Near Antonyms: indolence, laziness; anemia, bloodlessness; languidness, languor, lethargy, limpness, listlessness, sleepiness, sluggishness, spiritlessness, torpidity, torpor, weariness; apathy, impassivity; dullness (also dulness), pallidness, tediousness, tedium, vapidity, vapidness

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