exuberant
Very happy, excited, and full of energy.
Full of energy, excitement, and cheerful enthusiasm.
Growing thickly and strongly.
Growing or present in large amounts in a strong, healthy, and often impressive way.
Too much in a lively or decorative way.
Marked by an excess of detail, decoration, or energetic expression; more than is necessary or tasteful in context.
Too confident that things will go well (especially in money or business).
Unusually and sometimes unjustifiably optimistic, especially about business conditions, investments, or future success.
- Base: exuberant
irrational exuberance
1overexcited, unjustified financial optimism
A very strong and excited belief, especially in financial markets, that prices will keep going up, even when there is no good reason.
- The central banker warned that stock prices might reflect irrational exuberance rather than real economic growth.
- Many analysts blamed the housing bubble on irrational exuberance among investors.
- Irrational exuberance pushed tech stocks far beyond their actual earnings.
irrational exuberance
1unrealistic market optimism
too much confidence that makes prices rise too high
- Some analysts warned that the surge in tech stocks was driven by irrational exuberance.
- The housing boom was later blamed on irrational exuberance and easy credit.
- After the crash, many investors admitted their decisions had been fueled by irrational exuberance.
- They said the stock market showed irrational exuberance.
irrational exuberance
1unreasonably excited optimism
Excitement and confidence that is not reasonable.
- Some economists blamed the bubble on irrational exuberance among investors.
- The CEO cautioned that irrational exuberance could push prices beyond their true value.
- After the bad news, a wave of irrational exuberance quickly disappeared.
- There was irrational exuberance in the stock market.