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
The ebullience of Ayo’s YouTube channel is underpinned by a seriousness and sense of urgency.
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Will Buckingham, The Dial, 27 Nov. 2024
The actress’s reserve may be a sign of respect, as in Margot Robbie’s Sharon Tate in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, but Palud misses the ebullience and passion that Vartolomei had in Bruno Dumont’s The Empire.
—Armond White, National Review, 28 Mar. 2025
Her friends and family often marveled at the contrast between the two: Margie’s ebullience and the more introverted Corky’s preference for a much quieter life.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Joy and play and ebullience are captured here too: a birthday celebration during a sheltering period, complete with cake, or a ritual folk dance for graduating teens.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
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Will Buckingham, The Dial, 27 Nov. 2024
The actress’s reserve may be a sign of respect, as in Margot Robbie’s Sharon Tate in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, but Palud misses the ebullience and passion that Vartolomei had in Bruno Dumont’s The Empire.
—Armond White, National Review, 28 Mar. 2025
Her friends and family often marveled at the contrast between the two: Margie’s ebullience and the more introverted Corky’s preference for a much quieter life.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Joy and play and ebullience are captured here too: a birthday celebration during a sheltering period, complete with cake, or a ritual folk dance for graduating teens.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ebullience
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ebullience
Noun
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Such scams exploit investor enthusiasm and poor regulation to inflate prices before insiders sell off their holdings.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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This campaign has energized consumption enthusiasm among younger demographics.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
23 May 2025
Noun
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His cast includes manatees who use flatulence to control their buoyancy and cave dwelling fungus gnats that create beautiful, illuminated fly-traps from the mucus lit by their bioluminescent butts.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2025
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Mackie, Fishburne, Lawrence, Bailey and David all pour a ton of heart into their vocal dynamics, allowing nuanced vulnerability and a bubbly buoyancy to shine through, keeping us tethered to the emotional pull of the picture.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Ebullience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ebullience. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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