ebullience

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

noun

1. high spirits; exhilaration; exuberance.
2. a boiling over; overflow.

Other Words From

• none·bullience noun
• none·bullien·cy noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ebullience¹

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

Example Sentences

That ebullience did not fade even as epidemiologists noted that cases were starting to rise in a few key states.

From Time

He charmed classmates and teachers alike with his playful ebullience.

From ProPublica

This was a bit of his clowning humor, a purely manufactured and as it were mechanical joke or ebullience of soul.

From Project Gutenberg

Until a few years ago the State confined its ebullience in matters educational to the Board Schools.

From Project Gutenberg

For Southeys well known rejoinder to this ebullience of schematism, see Life and Correspondence, ii.

From Project Gutenberg

It is full of remarkable qualities: wit, humour, an ebullience of animal spirits that is Rabelaisian.

From Project Gutenberg

The spring was stirring everywhere, and Robert raced along, feeling in every vein a life, an ebullience akin to that of nature.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• buoyancy
• elation
• exuberance
• gaiety
• liveliness