exuberance

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  1. noun The quality or condition of being exuberant.
  2. noun An exuberant act or expression.

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  • When delivering in person, Dowd flits through material so quickly the brain hasn't time to absorb the complexities of his theory, but his exuberance is infectious. —  Scientific Blogging
  • Mankind is always prey to its own "exuberance," to use William R. Catton's term in —  Peak Oil News
  • Irrational exuberance, as described by Yale economist Robert Shiller, led to the most outrageous housing boom in U.S. history. —  Spero News
  • However, their exuberance was a little awkward when they clapped along to "Sunday Morning Coming Down" later in the show. —  The 9513
  • Human rights investigators are adding yet another alleged war crime to existing accusations of Israel's war-time exuberance, as Amnesty International officials believe Israel's military forces engaged in "wanton destruction" of civilian homes during the bloody assault on Gaza. —  Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines
 

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/ɛkˈsjubərəns, rənsi/
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