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ebullient

[ ih-buhl-yuhnt, ih-bool- ]

/ ɪˈbʌl yənt, ɪˈbʊl- /

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adjective

overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited: The award winner was in an ebullient mood at the dinner in her honor.

bubbling up like a boiling liquid: ebullient lava streaming down the mountainside.

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Origin of ebullient

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin ēbullient- (stem of ēbulliēns “boiling up,” present participle of ēbullīre ), equivalent to ē- + bulli- (derivative of bulla “a bubble”) + -ent-; see origin at e-¹, boil¹, -ent

OTHER WORDS FROM ebullient

e·bul·lient·ly, adverbnon·e·bul·lient, adjectivenon·e·bul·lient·ly, adverbun·e·bul·lient, adjective

Words nearby ebullient

EbS, Ebstein's anomaly, Ebstein's sign, EBU, ebullience, ebullient, ebulliometer, ebullioscopy, ebullition, eburnation, eburnitis

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Example sentences from the Web for ebullient

“With investors ebullient on expectations for a strong rebound, it is important to closely monitor risks to the system and ensure the financial system is resilient,” Fed Governor Lael Brainard said in a statement accompanying Thursday’s report.
Fed concerned about the risks that accompany soaring markets|Rachel Siegel|May 6, 2021|Washington Post
It’s harder to build a show around an unflappably optimistic character, as Parks and Recreation did with the ebullient Leslie Knope.
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Though it was a somber afternoon, Heather noticed that her normally reserved sister seemed to be more ebullient and outgoing than usual.
‘I said goodbye to my sister through a computer screen’|Holly Bailey|January 2, 2021|Washington Post
As that huge crowd headed back to their buses and cars and trains, the mood was ebullient.
“So Much Hope”: A Reporter Remembers the March on Washington|Hedrick Smith|August 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Black Oxen is a reminder of the healthy benefits of cynicism, and in retrospect served as an early warning to an ebullient age.
American Dreams, 1923: Black Oxen by Gertrude Atherton|Nathaniel Rich|March 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They were ebullient, he remembered, and at one point the new congressman took the reporter aside and sought his counsel.
The Humbling Tragedy of Jesse Jackson Jr.|James Warren|November 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It nonetheless remains no more impossible than a rainbow rising ebullient from the solemn depths of a memorial pool.
A Tale of Two Trees|Michael Daly|November 5, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Young men in keffiyehs, middle-aged folks with backpacks, and ebullient women marched around the Wall Street Bull.
The Occupy Wall Street Blow-by-Blow|Matthew DeLuca|October 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Strangely enough the voice, though well-known, seemed to have a sobering effect on all these ebullient tempers.
"Unto Caesar"|Baroness Emmuska Orczy
They are what kings and priests were of old, they who have the power of bridling ebullient energies and turning them to use.
mile Verhaeren|Stefan Zweig
With an ebullient sense of eloquence, of extravagant oratory, I longed for a sympathetic ear.
The Trail of '98|Robert W. Service
It is to be brisk, brief, brave and ebullient—to meet the modification all must reckon with—the screen-trained mind.
The Hive|Will Levington Comfort
The centres of civilization seethe, as it were, and are ebullient with the agitation of the self-questioning heart.
The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. II (2 vols)|Thomas De Quincey

British Dictionary definitions for ebullient

ebullient

/ (ɪˈbʌljənt, ɪˈbʊl-) /

adjective

overflowing with enthusiasm or excitement; exuberant

boiling

Derived forms of ebullient

ebullience or ebulliency, nounebulliently, adverb

Word Origin for ebullient

C16: from Latin ēbullīre to bubble forth, be boisterous, from bullīre to boil 1

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