exuberant

/ɪɡˈzuːbəənt/ig-ZOO-bur-uhnt

/ɪɡˈzubɚənt/ig-ZOO-bur-uhnt

Meaningoverflowing

Common meaning: full of high spirits

exout
uberan udder; plentifulLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1922 · scan
antadjective ending: being

‘out’ + ‘an udder’ → exuberant

Journey through time

Latinūber, -eris‘an udder’
Old Frenchexuberantsource
Englishexuberant‘full of high spirits’ · today

ex- also in: exit exact exalt exert expel

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin ūber ‘an udder; plentiful’.

Roots

ūber, -eris Latin “an udder; plentiful”

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