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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]