different between exuberant vs unrestrained

exuberant

English

Etymology

From Middle French exubérant, from Latin ex?ber?ns, the present active participle of ex?ber? (be abundant). Put together 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

  • IPA(key): /???zu?b???nt/

Adjective

exuberant (comparative more exuberant, superlative most exuberant)

  1. (of people) Very high-spirited; extremely energetic and enthusiastic.
    Synonyms: buoyant, cheerful, high-spirited
    • 1882, Frank R. Stockton, "The Lady or the Tiger?":
      He was a man of exuberant fancy, and, withal of an authority so irresistible that, at his will, he turned his varied fancies into facts.
    • 1961, Joseph Heller, Catch-22:
      She was a tall, earthy, exuberant girl with long hair and a pretty face.
  2. (literary, of things that grow) Abundant, luxuriant.
    Synonyms: profuse, superabundant
    • 1852, The Ark, and Odd Fellows' Western Magazine
      It pencilled each flower with rich and variegated hues, and threw over its exuberant foliage a vesture of emerald green.
    • 1972, Ken Lemmon, "Restoration Work at Studley Royal," Garden History, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 22:
      The County Architect's Department is starting to pleach trees to open up these vistas, now almost hidden by the exuberant growth.

Derived terms

  • exuberantly

Related terms

  • exuberance

Translations

Further reading

  • “exuberant”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
  • Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “exuberant”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

References

  • Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
  • Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.

Latin

Verb

ex?berant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of ex?ber?

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin ex?ber?ns.

Pronunciation

Adjective

exuberant m (feminine singular exuberanta, masculine plural exuberants, feminine plural exuberantas)

  1. exuberant (of a person: very high-spirited)
  2. exuberant (abundant)

Related terms

  • exuberància

Romanian

Etymology

From French exubérant, from Latin exuberans.

Adjective

exuberant m or n (feminine singular exuberant?, masculine plural exuberan?i, feminine and neuter plural exuberante)

  1. exuberant

Declension

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unrestrained

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -e?nd

Adjective

unrestrained (comparative more unrestrained, superlative most unrestrained)

  1. immoderate; not restrained or held in check
    The party was a scene of unrestrained debauchery.
  2. spontaneous, natural and informal; unconstrained
    Their meeting was one of unrestrained joy.
  3. Not subject to physical restraint.
    • 2009, Russell Colling, Tony W. York, Hospital and Healthcare Security (page 346)
      Managing unrestrained prisoners alone in any environment is inherently dangerous and should not be tolerated.

Antonyms

  • restrained

Derived terms

  • unrestrainedly
  • unrestrainedness

Related terms

  • restrain
  • restrained

Translations

Verb

unrestrained

  1. simple past tense and past participle of unrestrain

See also

  • rampant
  • unbridled

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