Word of the Day – Exuberant

What is the meaning of exuberant?

Exuberant may be defined as the display of positivity, energy, and elation. The word may also be linked to highly creative imagination expressed with enthusiasm and relentless vigor.

The word exuberant is an adjective.

An adjective may basically be described as a word that modifies or adds a characteristic, or attribute to a noun. See the Write Correctly Adjective Section for more information.

The Cambridge Dictionary defines the word exuberant as ‘(especially of people and their behaviour) very energetic‘

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‘(esp. of people and their behavior) very energetic, and showing the happiness of being alive’ (American).

Example sentences where word exuberant may be used include:

• David demonstrated exuberance behavior as he told the class about his favorite birthday present.
• Salespeople with exuberant personalities may be more successful when engaging potential customers.
• David’s exuberant piano recital impressed the audience greatly.

Note that the word exuberance, which is related, is a noun (naming word). The meaning of exuberance maybe being full of energy, happiness, excitement, and creativity. A noun is the name of the action here, not a word adding additional context to or modifying the action.

Examples of sentences with the word exuberance in them include:

• Richard did not share David’s exuberance when they were told that they had to attend a three-day course to learn how to use word-processing software.
• David has had to control his exuberance in front of people because there had been complaints that David’s mannerisms were not sensitive.

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