ebullient

  • 11ebullient — e|bul|li|ent [ıˈbʌliənt, ıˈbu ] adj formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: ebullire to bubble out ] very happy and excited ▪ My father is a naturally ebullient personality. >ebullience n [U] …

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  • 12ebullient — [ɪ bʌljənt, bʊl ] adjective 1》 cheerful and full of energy. 2》 archaic (of liquid) boiling or turbulent. Derivatives ebullience noun ebulliently adverb Origin C16: from L. ebullient , ebullire boil up …

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  • 13ebullient — adjective formal very happy and excited: An ebullient three year old bounced around the room. ebullience noun (U) …

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  • 14ebullient — adjective in an ebullient mood Syn: exuberant, buoyant, cheerful, joyful, cheery, merry, jolly, sunny, jaunty, lighthearted, elated; animated, sparkling, vivacious, irrepressible; informal bubbly, bouncy, peppy, upbeat …

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  • 15ebullient — e•bul•lient [[t]ɪˈbʌl yənt, ɪˈbʊl [/t]] adj. 1) overflowing with enthusiasm, excitement, or vivacity; high spirited; exuberant 2) bubbling up like a boiling liquid • Etymology: 1590–1600; < L ēbullient , s. of ēbulliēns, prp. of ēbullīre to… …

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  • 16ebullient — disp. adj. 1 exuberant, high spirited. 2 Chem. boiling. Derivatives: ebullience n. ebulliency n. ebulliently adv. Etymology: L ebullire ebullient bubble out (as E , bullire boil) …

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  • 17Ebullient — …

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  • 18ebullient — adjective boiling, agitated, enthusiastic Syn: zestful …

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  • 19ebullient — Synonyms and related words: active, activist, activistic, agog, alive, animated, aquiver, ardent, aroused, atingle, atwitter, baking, beaten, blebby, blistered, blistering, blistery, boiling, bouncing, bouncy, brash, breezy, brisk, broiling,… …

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  • 20ebullient — e|bul|lient [ ı buljənt ] adjective FORMAL very happy and enthusiastic ╾ e|bul|lience noun uncount …

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