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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. joyously unrestrained;
[syn: ebullient, exuberant, high-spirited]

2. unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings;
- Example: "extravagant praise"
- Example: "exuberant compliments"
- Example: "overweening ambition"
- Example: "overweening greed"
[syn: excessive, extravagant, exuberant, overweening]

3. produced or growing in extreme abundance;
- Example: "their riotous blooming"
[syn: exuberant, lush, luxuriant, profuse, riotous]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Exuberant \Ex*u"ber*ant\, a. [L. exuberans, exuberantis, p. pr.
   of exuberare to be abundant; ex + uberare to be fruitful, fr.
   uber fruitful, fertile, uber udder: cf. F. exub['e]rant. See
   Udder.]
   Characterized by abundance or superabundance; plenteous;
   rich; overflowing; copious or excessive in production; as,
   exuberant goodness; an exuberant intellect; exuberant
   foliage. "Exuberant spring." --Thomson. -- Ex*u"ber*ant*ly,
   adv.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

exuberant
    adj 1: joyously unrestrained [syn: ebullient, exuberant,
           high-spirited]
    2: unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings;
       "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening
       ambition"; "overweening greed" [syn: excessive,
       extravagant, exuberant, overweening]
    3: produced or growing in extreme abundance; "their riotous
       blooming" [syn: exuberant, lush, luxuriant, profuse,
       riotous]