youthful exuberance
Young, spirited energy
Youthful exuberance is the energetic, uninhibited enthusiasm characteristic of young people—a spirited overflow of vitality that often disregards restraint or caution.
The phrase typically appears in contexts that view such energy with affection or mild indulgence: We chalked up his antics to youthful exuberance.
It can excuse behavior that might otherwise seem reckless or excessive.
- vigorActive physical strength
- enthusiasmIntense eager enjoyment
- joie de vivreExuberant enjoyment of existence
- sprightlinessEnergetic liveliness of manner
- spring in one's stepEnergetic, bouncy way of walking
optimism · imagination · spontaneity · playfulness · liveliness · pep · full of beans · curiosity · joyfulness · zest · carpe diem · cheerfulness · buoyancy · rambunctiousness · ebullience · dynamism · hopefulness · young at heart
- youth sayingssalad days, spring chicken, tender age, young at heart, forever young
- youth artchild portrait, childhood, adolescence, mother and child, playground
youthful exuberanceweariness
State of being drained
world-weariness · exhaustion · lethargy · fatigue · listlessness
youthful exuberancecynicism
Distrust of human sincerity
jadedness · ennui · disillusionment · disenchantment · pessimism
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