ebullient

[ ih-buhl-yuhnt, ih-bool- ]
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adjective
  1. overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited: The award winner was in an ebullient mood at the dinner in her honor.

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

Origin of ebullient

1
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, adverb
  • non·e·bul·lient, adjective
  • non·e·bul·lient·ly, adverb
  • un·e·bul·lient, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for ebullient

ebullient

/ (ɪˈbʌljənt, ɪˈbʊl-) /


adjective
  1. overflowing with enthusiasm or excitement; exuberant

  2. boiling

Origin of ebullient

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

Derived forms of ebullient

  • ebullience or ebulliency, noun
  • ebulliently, adverb

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