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
Mamdani clearly knows how to communicate ebullience, a talent that is all the more potent for its scarcity in current political life.
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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
Victorious trainer Mott savored that burst of excellence, along with his first-ever Travers win, with what was for the reserved South Dakotan a measure of ebullience.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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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
Victorious trainer Mott savored that burst of excellence, along with his first-ever Travers win, with what was for the reserved South Dakotan a measure of ebullience.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ebullience
Noun
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It was indicated by Michael Serna, executive creative director with Disney Live Entertainment, that such a level of playfulness would continue.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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That spirit of playfulness extends beyond the story itself and into the book’s visual world.—
Sarah Jones,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Pre-festival enthusiasm sagged compared to the inaugural year.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
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More energy and enthusiasm There were too many times in the first few months of the season when this team looked lethargic.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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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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His eagerness to move the ball forward out of the back could play into Marsch’s aggressive style down the road.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Industry associations have expressed their eagerness to collaborate with involved entities to move the conversation forward and eventually pass a bill.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
18 Dec. 2025
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Changing the way nylon assembles in the molecular stage can transform it from a solidly unyielding material like climbing rope into something with more buoyancy—for instance, a sports bra.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Jan. 2026
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Reportedly, this 20 km thick raft raised the ocean floor by more than 1,600 feet (500 meters), providing the permanent buoyancy needed to support the archipelago for millions of years after its fiery birth.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Dec. 2025
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“Ebullience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ebullience. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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