ebullient
adjective
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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." When ebullient was first used in the late 1500s its meaning hewed closely to its Latin source: ebullient meant "boiling" or "bubbling," and described things like boiling water and boiling oil instead of someone's bubbly personality. Only later did the word's meaning broaden beyond describing the liveliness of a boiling liquid to encompass emotional liveliness and enthusiasm.
Examples of ebullient in a Sentence
Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
The flavors include chewy dark fudge and biltong bathed in ebullient acidity.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
As Philadelphia systematically destroyed Kansas City on Sunday, Eagles fans were no doubt too … ebullient to pay much attention to the ads, while Chiefs supporters no doubt spent the commercial breaks bargaining with God or dousing themselves with Arthur Bryant‘s Barbecue Sauce for luck.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, opening night at The Ray drew an ebullient crowd, cheerfully chatting outside the venue despite the cold.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Ebullient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ebullient. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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