Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Zestfully enthusiastic.
- adjective Boiling or seeming to boil; bubbling.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Boiling over, as a liquid; overflowing; hence, over-enthusiastic; overdemonstrative.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Boiling up or over; hence, manifesting exhilaration or excitement, as of feeling; effervescing.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
boiling ,agitated ,enthusiastic ,high-spirited
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective joyously unrestrained
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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My own vote for best-dressed (and there were several contenders) goes to Caldecott Chair Gratia Banta, truly chic, glamorous and in ebullient in a strapless, shimmering orange gold gown that looked to me like it was made of silk shantung.
And they medalled! Roger Sutton 2006
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I called the ebullient Mr. Posner and asked him for advice for the business owner struggling to build a great online reputation.
NYT > Home Page By DAVID H. FREEDMAN 2010
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In the case of words like "ebullient" and "shellacking," people are searching because they don't know what the heck they mean.
Our 'Pragmatic,' 'Ebullient' Year of 'Austerity' Andrew Flynn 2010
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A happy word following a disastrous incident: The Chilean miner "Super Mario" Sepulveda was described as "ebullient," or "showing liveliness and enthusiasm," after he finally emerged from the collapsed mine.
Our 'Pragmatic,' 'Ebullient' Year of 'Austerity' Andrew Flynn 2010
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Anyone who paints "ebullient" on a clothespin qualifies as interesting.
Clothespins and Crabb James Gurney 2009
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Posner said he doesn't expect returns to regain the heights attained before the financial crisis, when markets were "ebullient" and capital requirements were lower.
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Posner said he doesn't expect returns to regain the heights attained before the financial crisis, when markets were "ebullient" and capital requirements were lower.
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Posner said he doesn't expect returns to regain the heights attained before the financial crisis, when markets were "ebullient" and capital requirements were lower.
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A number of media outlets used "ebullient" to describe events around the rescue of the
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A number of media outlets used "ebullient" to describe events around the rescue of the
kiltwraith commented on the word ebullient
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
March 18, 2009
buddhamagnet commented on the word ebullient
Just had to look this up as I used it in another comment - and it meant what I thought it meant.
May 25, 2011
kingparton commented on the word ebullient
I came back, as I wrote you, feeling utterly exhausted. The feeling is wearing away, but I am far from being ebullient.
Anaïs Nin, A Literate Passion
December 14, 2011
RevBrently commented on the word ebullient
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers (p. 60): "One day the manager of Webster Clothes, a menswear store across the road, had come into the drugstore and, admiring Kathy's ebullient personality, asked her if she'd be willing to quit K&B or, if not, take a second job at Webster."
July 29, 2012