exuberance
ex·u·ber·ance/ɪɡˈzjuːbəɹəns/noun
exuberance is spelled E-X-U-B-E-R-A-N-C-E: 10 letters and 4 syllables (ex·u·ber·ance). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, exuberance means “The quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of exuberance is exuberances.
How many letters and syllables are in exuberance?
| Letters | 10: E-X-U-B-E-R-A-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: ex·u·ber·ance |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,459th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is exuberance?
Exuberance appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce exuberance?
- UK /ɪɡˈzjuːbəɹəns/
- UK /ˈɛɡˈzjuː-/
- UK /ɪkˈsjuː-/
Exuberance has 4 syllables, split ex·u·ber·ance in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-exuberance.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of exuberance
- exuberances plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does exuberance mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness.
- 2
An instance of exuberant behaviour.
- 3
An overflowing quantity; superfluousness.
an exuberance of branches in a plant
- 4
An abundance of wealth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Exuberance in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense The quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Exuberanz, Überfluss, Überschwänglichkeit, Lebendigkeit, Enthusiasmus, Überschwang |
| Portuguese | exuberância |
| Spanish | exuberancia |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does exuberance come from?
From French exubérance, from Latin exuberantia (“superabundance”), from exuberare (“to grow thickly, to abound”); from ex- (“out”) + uber (“udder”), which would have originally referred to a cow or she-goat which was making so much milk that it naturally dripped or sprayed from the udder.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).