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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Fashion Week brings out a bit of playfulness in us all, and Oprah is not immune.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
4 Mar. 2026
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All the while, the company emphasized playfulness at the core of creation.—
Emma Madden,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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His enthusiasm feels potent enough to charm a rattlesnake.—
Michael Adno,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2026
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The sequel’s journey has been marked by both enthusiasm and uncertainty from the start.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
3 Mar. 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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But Jenner isn’t the only issue for Chalamet in the race, nor is Chalamet’s eagerness to win, according to Deadline’s Dixon.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Embarking on your first cruise is an exciting venture, filled with anticipation and eagerness about what lies ahead.—
Jill Schildhouse,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2026
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This holds tanks largely filled with fresh water to maintain the platform’s buoyancy in the salty ocean.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Mar. 2026
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From the outset, Euphonic Sounds presents itself as a spinning teacup ride, owing as much to Ragger’s gonzo instrumentation as the music’s natural buoyancy.—
Aly Eleanor,
Pitchfork,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Ebullience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ebullience. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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