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- Dictionaryebullient/ɪˈbʌljənt/
adjective
- 1. cheerful and full of energy: "she sounded ebullient and happy"
- 2. (of liquid or matter) boiling or agitated as if boiling: archaic "misted and ebullient seas"
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adjective. us / ɪˈbʊl·jənt, ɪˈbʌl- / Add to word list. excited and enthusiastic: He was openly ebullient after the election.
1. : boiling, agitated. 2. : characterized by ebullience : having or showing liveliness and enthusiasm. ebullient performers. ebulliently adverb. Did you know? Someone who is ebullient is bubbling over with enthusiasm, so it shouldn't be much of a surprise that ebullient comes from the Latin verb ebullire, which means "to bubble out."
One describes an immediate, and ultimately short-lived, reaction to a particular event — for example if you've just won the lottery, you are ebullient. The other describes someone who is perpetually upbeat and cheerful, for example, as in "an ebullient personality." Watch out for ebullient personalities: they can often be "over the top" as well.
adjective. us / ɪˈbʊl·jənt, ɪˈbʌl- / Add to word list. excited and enthusiastic: He was openly ebullient after the election.
If you describe someone as ebullient, you mean that they are lively and full of enthusiasm or excitement about something. [ formal ] ...the ebullient President.
Definition of ebullient adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the adjective ebullient mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective ebullient. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. ebullient has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
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EBULLIENT definition: energetic, enthusiastic, and excited: . Learn more.
Define ebullient. ebullient synonyms, ebullient pronunciation, ebullient translation, English dictionary definition of ebullient. adj. 1. Zestfully enthusiastic. 2. Boiling or seeming to boil; bubbling. e·bul′lient·ly adv. Usage Note: Traditionally, ebullient is pronounced , with a...
