ebullience

[ ih-buhl-yuhns, ih-bool- ]
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noun
  1. high spirits; exhilaration; exuberance.

  2. a boiling over; overflow.

Origin of ebullience

1
First recorded in 1740–50; ebulli(ent) + -ence
  • Also e·bul·lien·cy .

Other words from ebullience

  • non·e·bul·lience, noun
  • non·e·bul·lien·cy, noun

Words Nearby ebullience

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How to use ebullience in a sentence

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

    Old Familiar Faces | Theodore Watts-Dunton
  • The spring was stirring everywhere, and Robert raced along, feeling in every vein a life, an ebullience akin to that of nature.

    Robert Elsmere | Mrs. Humphry Ward