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Exuberant vs Rambunctious - What's the difference?

exuberant | rambunctious |

As adjectives the difference between exuberant and rambunctious

is that exuberant is exuberant while rambunctious is (informal|chiefly|north american) energetic, noisy, boisterous and difficult to control.

exuberant

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (of people) Very high-spirited; extremely energetic and enthusiastic.
  • * 1882 , , "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 , , Catch-22 :
    • She was a tall, earthy, exuberant girl with long hair and a pretty face.
  • (of things that grow) Abundant, luxuriant, profuse, superabundant.
  • * 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.

    References

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

    rambunctious

    English

    Alternative forms

    * rambunxious (rare)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (informal, chiefly, North American) Energetic, noisy, boisterous and difficult to control.
    • The kids are being especially rambunctious today.
  • * 2002 , , WIGU Adventures
    • Mrs. Tinkle, your son’s rambunctious behavior is quite common in children with unusually high intelligence levels.

    See also

    * ornery * uppity