as in playfulness
the quality of being cheerful and full of energy
The children's ebullience was charming at first, but it could be tiring after a few hours.
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Recent Examples of ebullience
Brazilian photojournalists on either side, both women, hugged me in an eruption of ebullience in the Lumière.
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Mamdani clearly knows how to communicate ebullience, a talent that is all the more potent for its scarcity in current political life.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
Off-camera, Rosenthal’s characteristic ebullience is more cerebral than clownish.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 22 Sep. 2025
Tracking Wall Street's ebullience, Japan's Nikkei 225 hit an all-time high Thursday as Softbank rose more than 10%.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Mamdani clearly knows how to communicate ebullience, a talent that is all the more potent for its scarcity in current political life.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
Off-camera, Rosenthal’s characteristic ebullience is more cerebral than clownish.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 22 Sep. 2025
Tracking Wall Street's ebullience, Japan's Nikkei 225 hit an all-time high Thursday as Softbank rose more than 10%.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ebullience
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ebullience
Noun
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Often, the design’s playfulness obscures the protagonist’s malaise.—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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As an actor, Lena Maria approaches each role with curiosity, playfulness, and sincere commitment.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But also, your upbeat enthusiasm will appeal to everyone!—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
17 Mar. 2026
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Those arguments have blunted voter enthusiasm for ballot measures to increase corporate taxes before, according to Baldassare.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This is a year for ensuring that your personal style reflects your spiritedness, heart, and creative eye.—
Maressa Brown,
InStyle,
9 Jan. 2026
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Alvarez took to this culture of free-spiritedness.—
E. Alex Jung,
Vulture,
13 Nov. 2025
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With a barrage of 3-pointers and an eagerness to play to the crowd, Hardaway tried to provide that edge Friday night.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
21 Mar. 2026
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The energy and the eagerness practically radiated through television screens around the world.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2026
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This modularity, along with the energy-efficient buoyancy propulsion system, provides the Slocum with a most flexible system for integrating sensors for optimal ocean observation, according to Teledyne Webb Research.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Mar. 2026
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Proper buoyancy would have required roughly 22 pounds.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Ebullience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ebullience. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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