different between wholehearted vs exuberant
wholehearted
English
Alternative forms
- whole-hearted
Etymology
whole +? hearted. First appeared in 1830-40 in the United States.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?h??l?h??(?)t.?d/
Adjective
wholehearted (comparative more wholehearted, superlative most wholehearted)
- Having no reservations; showing unconditional and enthusiastic support.
Synonyms
- fullhearted
Derived terms
- wholeheartedly
- wholeheartedness
Translations
See also
- halfhearted
References
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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)
- (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.
- (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
- 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)
- exuberant (of a person: very high-spirited)
- 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)
- exuberant
Declension
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