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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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 • Jan. 30, 2026
He’s ebullient, he’s joyous, he’s loud, he’s inclusive of everything.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025
A symphonic mix of an espresso machine’s hiss, a ravenous juicer’s whir and ebullient Spanish welcomed me at my new favorite, Las Olas Cafe.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
"It was the largest city in western Europe, with a population of over half a million, and it had an ebullient print media that was constantly commentating on the fashions and follies of the age."
From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025
Donders’s writing at the time shows an ebullient quality, such as when he describes the challenges of quantifying mental processing.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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