ebullience

Also e·bul·lien·cy

[ih-buhl-yuhns, ih-bool-]

noun

1. high spirits; exhilaration; exuberance.

2. a boiling over; overflow.

Other Word Forms

• nonebullience noun
• nonebulliency noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ebullience¹

First recorded in 1740–50; ebulli(ent) + -ence

Example Sentences

It’s the immigrants — the immigrants from the Dominican Republic and Venezuela and Mexico and Cuba, who bring ebullience and evident emotion to the game…

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Even through our video call, you can see Fanning’s chatty ebullience come through as she sips from a coffee cup, foam sometimes dotting the top of her lip.

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Live performance is therefore a precious experience: the collective gasp, the pin-drop silence, the ebullience of shared laughter and applause.

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But medical breakthroughs are rarely straightforward, and the ebullience surrounding GLP-1 agonists is tinged with uncertainty and even some foreboding.

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Favorite venues: “I want to stress that I love every comedy space in Seattle,” said Mejia, listing them off with an ebullience that came through the phone.

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Related Words

• buoyancy 
• elation 
• exuberance 
• gaiety 
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