ebullience
Americannoun
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high spirits; exhilaration; exuberance.
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a boiling over; overflow.
Other Word Forms
- nonebullience noun
- nonebulliency noun
Etymology
Origin of ebullience
First recorded in 1740–50; ebulli(ent) + -ence
Example Sentences
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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…
From Salon
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.
From Los Angeles Times
Live performance is therefore a precious experience: the collective gasp, the pin-drop silence, the ebullience of shared laughter and applause.
From Los Angeles Times
But medical breakthroughs are rarely straightforward, and the ebullience surrounding GLP-1 agonists is tinged with uncertainty and even some foreboding.
From Science Magazine
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.
From Seattle Times
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