different between exuberance vs vivacious

English

Etymology

From French exubérance, from Latin exuberantia (“superabundance”), from exuberare (“to grow thickly, to abound”); from ex (“out”), and uber (“udder”), and originally would have referred to a cow or she-goat which was making so much milk that it naturally dripped or sprayed from the udder.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?ks?ju?.b???.?ns/, /???.?u?.b???.?ns/

Noun

exuberance (countable and uncountable, plural exuberances)

1. (uncountable) The quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness.
2. An instance of exuberant behaviour.
3. An overflowing quantity; superfluousness.

Synonyms

• ebullience

Translations

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin v?v?x (“lively, vigorous”) (with the suffix -ious), from v?vere (“to live”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /va??ve???s/, /v??ve???s/
• Rhymes: -e???s

Adjective

vivacious (comparative more vivacious, superlative most vivacious)

1. Lively and animated; full of life and energy.
2. (obsolete) Long-lived.
3. (rare) Difficult to kill.

Synonyms

• (lively and animated): animated, bubbly, ebullient, high-spirited, lively, vibrant, exciting

Derived terms

• vivaciousness

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References

Further reading

• vivacious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• vivacious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• vivacious at OneLook Dictionary Search