ebullience
noun
, -ˈbəl-
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There’s a lot of warmth in I.M., and a sense of domesticity, too; the yang to the yin of Mizrahi’s theatrical sensibility and irrepressible ebullience. — Vogue, "Isaac Mizrahi’s New Memoir, I.M., Is No Frockumentary—And the Better for It," 26 Feb. 2019 No matter how investors plan to approach 2019, many agree on one thing: The ebullience that drove shares around the world higher at the start of 2018 appears to have long faded. — Akane Otani, WSJ, "Investors on Edge After Stocks’ Biggest Yearly Loss Since 2008," 1 Jan. 2019 Our young friend George usually plays this part, because of his ebullience. — Peggy Noonan, WSJ, "The Pilgrims Take Manhattan," 21 Nov. 2018 Being Jewish and a newlywed creates a sense of obligation: As the ebullience of the wedding reception recedes, the hard work of building a Jewish family looms ahead of you. — Zack Beauchamp, Vox, "My Jewish wedding was the day of the Pittsburgh shooting. Anti-Semites threatened it.," 2 Nov. 2018 Superimposed in the center of this ebullience is an oval frame containing a close-up color image of tangled tree roots, taken in Africa. — Sharon Mizota, latimes.com, "Review: Photographer Todd Gray traces African roots," 9 July 2018 Solos, a dream romance and ensembles all bounced up endearingly out of the music; the ebullience made the dancers look not showy, but exuberantly and unpredictably diverse. — Alastair Macaulay, New York Times, "Ballet Today, the Good and the Bad, on Display at the Joyce," 29 June 2018 The overdriven rendition didn't pause for much detail and nuance, foregoing Mozart's ingenious, darker woodwind colorations in favor of determined ebullience. — Rick Schultz, latimes.com, "L.A. Chamber Orchestra musicians offer a fitting remembrance for one of their own," 22 May 2018 To a one the dancers respond with conviction and ebullience. — Steven Winn, San Francisco Chronicle, "Val Caniparoli’s ‘If I Were a Sushi Roll’ a tasty piece for Smuin ballet," 23 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ebullience.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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