Tuesday word: Ebullient
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Ebullient (adjective)
ebullient [ih-buhl-yuhnt, ih-bool-]
adjective
1. overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited: The award winner was in an ebullient mood at the dinner in her honor.
2. bubbling up like a boiling liquid: ebullient lava streaming down the mountainside.
Other Word Forms
ebullience noun
ebulliently adverb
nonebullient adjective
nonebulliently adverb
unebullient adjective
Related Words
agitated, brash, buoyant, chipper, effervescent, effusive, elated, exuberant, irrepressible
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
Origin: First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin ēbullient- (stem of ēbulliēns “boiling up,” present participle of ēbullīre ), equivalent to ē- + bulli- (derivative of bulla “a bubble”) + -ent-; e- , boil ( def. ), -ent
Example Sentences
During a streamed interview in November with Zeta CEO David Steinberg, Ives sounded ebullient about Zeta’s prospects and said the company was “almost like a step ahead” of an offering from Salesforce.
From Barron's
After a night of jubilation in Dakar, the morning newspapers were ebullient: "Heroic!"
From Barron's
Aside from a mournful clarinet line in the first part of its third and final movement, the work had a surprisingly ebullient spirt for something composed by a Dane in 1944.
From The Wall Street Journal
Examining your current holdings, you might find that ebullient stock markets last year expanded your share of equities to 70%.
From The Wall Street Journal
Some investors were hoping for a more ebullient end to 2025, pinning their hopes on a holiday-season market phenomenon that lifts share prices in the days surrounding Christmas and New Year’s Day.
From The Wall Street Journal
Ebullient (adjective)
ebullient [ih-buhl-yuhnt, ih-bool-]
adjective
1. overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited: The award winner was in an ebullient mood at the dinner in her honor.
2. bubbling up like a boiling liquid: ebullient lava streaming down the mountainside.
Other Word Forms
ebullience noun
ebulliently adverb
nonebullient adjective
nonebulliently adverb
unebullient adjective
Related Words
agitated, brash, buoyant, chipper, effervescent, effusive, elated, exuberant, irrepressible
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
Origin: First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin ēbullient- (stem of ēbulliēns “boiling up,” present participle of ēbullīre ), equivalent to ē- + bulli- (derivative of bulla “a bubble”) + -ent-; e- , boil ( def. ), -ent
Example Sentences
During a streamed interview in November with Zeta CEO David Steinberg, Ives sounded ebullient about Zeta’s prospects and said the company was “almost like a step ahead” of an offering from Salesforce.
From Barron's
After a night of jubilation in Dakar, the morning newspapers were ebullient: "Heroic!"
From Barron's
Aside from a mournful clarinet line in the first part of its third and final movement, the work had a surprisingly ebullient spirt for something composed by a Dane in 1944.
From The Wall Street Journal
Examining your current holdings, you might find that ebullient stock markets last year expanded your share of equities to 70%.
From The Wall Street Journal
Some investors were hoping for a more ebullient end to 2025, pinning their hopes on a holiday-season market phenomenon that lifts share prices in the days surrounding Christmas and New Year’s Day.
From The Wall Street Journal
