exuberant

Definition

Very cheery and peppy; extremely cheerful, energetic and enthusiastic.

Etymology

From Middle French exubérant, from Latin exūberāns, the present active participle of exūberō (“be abundant”). Put together from ex (“out”), and uber (“udder”), and originally would have referred to a cow or she-goat which was making so much milk that it naturally dripped or sprayed from the udder.

Example Sentences

• "exuberant feeling"
• "He was a man of exuberant fancy, and, withal of an authority so irresistible that, at his will, he turned his varied fancies into facts."
• "She was a tall, earthy, exuberant girl with long hair and a pretty face."