exuberance
Boundless spirited energy
Exuberance is lively, unrestrained enthusiasm or energy: youthful exuberance, the exuberance of the crowd.
It suggests abundance spilling over—too much vitality to contain.
The word extends to luxuriant growth: the exuberance of tropical vegetation.
Alan Greenspan famously warned of irrational exuberance in financial markets—enthusiasm untethered from reality.
Capacity for spirited existence
- vivacityAnimated spirit or energy
- livelinessAnimated, energetic quality
- dynamismActive, energetic quality
- animationTechnique creating movement illusion
effervescence · verve · zest · pep · vim · brio · sparkle · buoyancy
Intense triumphant joy
- jubilationIntense, expressive happiness
- euphoriaIntense emotional high
- gleeExuberant, often impish delight
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
bliss · ecstasy · happiness · mirth · cheerfulness · joviality · radiance · jollity
Extravagant amount present
- luxurianceAbundant, extravagant richness
- lushnessAbundant, thriving growth
- richnessState of abundance
- lavishnessExcessive richness or abundance
opulence · plentifulness · copiousness · extravagance · sumptuousness · proliferation · overflowing · superabundance
Intense emotional drive
- zealIntense driving devotion
- eagernessIntense willingness to act
- ardorIntense emotional warmth
- fervorIntense emotional intensity
excitement · keenness · avidity · fervency · dedication · earnestness · intensity · vehemence
Lighthearted playful movement
- whimsyPlayful, capricious quality
- lightheartednessCheerful lack of worry
- bubblyFizzy or cheerfully animated
- sprightlyEnergetic and nimble
carefree · jaunty · frisky · frolicsome · peppy · chipper · impishness · boisterousness
vitality
Capacity for spirited existence
- vivacityAnimated spirit or energy
- livelinessAnimated, energetic quality
- dynamismActive, energetic quality
animation · effervescence · verve · zest · pep · vim · brio · sparkle · buoyancy · sprightliness
elation
Intense triumphant joy
- jubilationIntense, expressive happiness
- euphoriaIntense emotional high
- gleeExuberant, often impish delight
delight · bliss · ecstasy · happiness · mirth · cheerfulness · joviality · radiance · jollity · merriment
profusion
Extravagant amount present
- luxurianceAbundant, extravagant richness
- lushnessAbundant, thriving growth
- richnessState of abundance
lavishness · opulence · plentifulness · copiousness · extravagance · sumptuousness · proliferation · overflowing · superabundance · plenitude
passion
Intense emotional drive
fervor · excitement · keenness · avidity · fervency · dedication · earnestness · intensity · vehemence · zealousness
frolic
Lighthearted playful movement
- whimsyPlayful, capricious quality
- lightheartednessCheerful lack of worry
- bubblyFizzy or cheerfully animated
sprightly · carefree · jaunty · frisky · frolicsome · peppy · chipper · impishness · boisterousness · romping
- pleasurepleasure, enjoyment, delight, gratification, contentment
- expressivenessexpressive, eloquent, emotive, articulate, demonstrative
- festivitycelebration, merriment, revelry, jubilation, gaiety
- Happy Themesjoy, bliss, euphoria, celebration, contentment
- intense emotionsrage, fury, wrath, anger, hatred
- joyhappiness, gladness, joyfulness, elation, delight
exuberanceapathy
Absence of feeling
lethargy · listlessness · torpor · languor · spiritlessness
exuberancerestraint
Control over impulses
reserve · inhibition · reticence · self-control · stoicism
exuberancescarcity
Insufficiency of something needed
barrenness · lack · dearth · depletion · insufficiency
- youthful exuberanceEnergetic joy of the young
- irrational exuberanceUnjustified collective market optimism