EXUBERANCE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval

Synonyms:

ebullience; enthusiasm; exuberance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("exuberance" is a kind of...):

life; liveliness; spirit; sprightliness (animation and energy in action or expression)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "exuberance"):

lyricism (unrestrained and exaggerated enthusiasm)

madness; rabidity; rabidness (unrestrained excitement or enthusiasm)

Derivation:

exuberate (to express great joy)

Meaning:

Joyful enthusiasm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Hypernyms ("exuberance" is a kind of...):

joy; joyfulness; joyousness (the emotion of great happiness)

enthusiasm (a feeling of excitement)

Derivation:

exuberant (joyously unrestrained)

exuberate (to express great joy)