Synonyms of ebullience

ebullience

noun

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.

Related Words

• playfulness
• enthusiasm
• spiritedness
• eagerness
• buoyancy
• vivacity
• cheerfulness
• effervescence
• verve
• springiness
• jauntiness
• ebulliency
• brightness
• spirit
• keenness
• pizzazz
• vivaciousness
• animation
• drive
• sparkle
• chirpiness
• friskiness
• exuberance
• dynamism
• zest
• vigor
• dash
• life
• vitality
• gusto
• cheer
• brio
• impishness
• vim
• pep
• sprightliness
• esprit
• get-up-and-go
• bounce
• pertness
• ambition
• liveliness
• energy
• vibrancy
• ginger
• zing
• starch
• briskness
• vinegar
• zip
• oomph
• hardihood
• juice
• moxie
• lustiness
• gas
• punch
• robustness
• beans
• peppiness
• sap
• jazziness
• vibrance
• vigorousness
• go
• snap

Dissimilar Words

• indolence
• laziness
• anemia
• lethargy
• weariness
• languor
• sluggishness
• sleepiness
• listlessness
• torpor
• apathy
• torpidity
• impassivity
• dullness
• bloodlessness
• limpness
• languidness
• tedium
• tediousness
• inactivity
• spiritlessness
• lifelessness
• vapidity
• vapidness
• pallidness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ebullience

She’s lived in Manhattan for twenty years, but still speaks of New York with a new arrival’s ebullience. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 4 May 2026

Becky, who Brewer portrays as a fading cheerleader with an ebullience that turns sinister in a snap, refuses to take the hint after Max tries to drop her after a night on the town. — Brent Lang, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026

Nicholas Mongiardo-Cooper’s Beadle Bamford, the judge’s henchman, has a malicious ebullience all his own. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026

Those in Roosevelt’s orbit invariably commented on the twenty-sixth president’s unusual energy if not ebullience. — Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025