ebullient
Americanadjective
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overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited.
The award winner was in an ebullient mood at the dinner in her honor.
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bubbling up like a boiling liquid.
ebullient lava streaming down the mountainside.
adjective
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overflowing with enthusiasm or excitement; exuberant
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boiling
Other Word Forms
- ebullience noun
- ebulliently adverb
- nonebullient adjective
- nonebulliently adverb
- unebullient adjective
Etymology
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-; e- 1, boil 1 ( def. ), -ent
Example Sentences
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Around 163 million people tuned in to last year's contest, which offered songs ranging from ebullient bangers to soulful ballads.
From BBC
The tour kicked off at Mama Roux's club in front of a few hundred fans who were attracted as much by his ebullient indie music as their curiosity in the Beckham clan.
From BBC
Liu can rattle off a list of everything she loves about it: the entrance to the triple salchow, the exit after the loop, the loop itself, the step sequence—and the ebullient finale.
During a streamed interview in November with Zeta CEO David Steinberg, Ives sounded ebullient about Zeta’s prospects and said the company was “almost like a step ahead” of an offering from Salesforce.
From Barron's
After a night of jubilation in Dakar, the morning newspapers were ebullient: "Heroic!"
From Barron's
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