# exuberance

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɛksˈjuː.bɜːɹ.əns/ · frequency rank #37,451

## Definitions
1. The quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness.
2. An instance of exuberant behaviour.
3. An overflowing quantity; superfluousness.
4. An abundance of wealth.

## Etymology
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.

## Easily confused with
- **exuberant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exuberance-vs-exuberant)

## Common misspellings (15)
`euxberance`, `exbuerance`, `exubberance`, `exubearnce`, `exuberacne`, `exuberancce`, `exuberanec`, `exuberannce`, `exuberence`, `exubernace`, `exuberrance`, `exubreance`, `exuebrance`, `exxuberance`, `xeuberance`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/exuberance