English → Latin
“exuberant” in Latin
redundōto overflow, abound, redound; to pour or spout forth or out; cause to pour outnimistoo, too much, excessively; exceedingly, beyond measure
The English word exuberant itself goes back to Latin ūber, through exūberāns.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
exuberant
[Vid. EXCESSIVE, LUXURIANT, GREAT, etc.] [Vid. EXCESSIVE, LUXURIANT, GREAT, etc.] To be exuberant, redundare (mostly, but by no means always, of what is bad): nimis or paulo nimium redundare (both Ciceronian; of orators, style, etc.): exundare atque exuberare (Tac.): to be full of exuberant mirth (of a speech), redundare hilaritate (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for exuberant?
- The usual Latin words for “exuberant” are redundō, nimis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.