Überschwang

exuberance

noun UE-ber-shvang Less Common

Also means

effusiveness

Usage Note

Überschwang is unrestrained emotional exuberance or excess, often of joy, from über- (over) plus schwingen (to swing). The adjective is überschwänglich, as in überschwängliches Lob.

Examples

"Im ersten Überschwang versprach er das Unmögliche."

Natural Translation

In the first flush of exuberance he promised the impossible.

Literal Translation

In the first exuberance promised he the impossible.

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