Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ebullient

/ɪˈbʊliənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.17 in modern English

Syllables: ebul-lient
IPA: /ɪˈbʊliənt/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Enthusiastic; high-spirited.

adj

Of a liquid: boiling and bubbling, or agitated as if boiling.

Archaic

adj

Archaic

Example Sentences

"The Spring will come with its ebullient blood, / With flush of roses and imperial eyes"
"Marina's oddly ebullient words seemed to come to her slow as balloons"
"Boris Johnson, the ebullient editor of the Spectator and Tory MP for Henley, is at the centre of a Scotland Yard inquiry over an allegedly racist article by the columnist Taki which provoked death threats against a leading black lawyer."
"But now, as an ebullient Mr. Milei declares his government the most successful in history and assures Argentines they’ll soon collect on the economic revival he pledged would follow the pain, the bar is getting higher even as risks remain."
"It is allowed, that Senates and great Councils are often troubled with redundant, ebullient, and other peccant Humours, with many Diſeaſes of the Head and more of the Heart; with ſtrong Convulſions, with grievous Contractions of the Nerves and Sinews in both Hands, but eſpecially the Right; with Spleen, Flatus, Vertigos and Deliriums; with Scrophulous Tumors full of fœtid purulent Matter; with ſower frothy Ructations, with Canine Appetites and Crudeneſs of Digeſtion, beſides many others needleſs to mention."

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin ēbulliēns, present participle of ēbulliō (“to boil”), from bulliō (“to bubble up”) (English boil). Compare bubbling, bubbly, and perky, which use a similar metaphor.

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more ebullient (comparative) most ebullient (superlative)

Derived Forms

ebulliently

Frequently Paired Words

ebullience

Synonyms

zestful abubble bubbly bubblesome ebullient effervescent fizzy foamy frothy gassy sparkling sparkly

Questions

How do you pronounce ebullient?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈbʊliənt/.
What does ebullient mean?: Enthusiastic; high-spirited.
Where does ebullient come from?: Borrowing from Latin ēbulliēns, present participle of ēbulliō (“to boil”), from bulliō (“to bubble up”) (English boil). Compare bubbling, bubbly, and perky, which use a similar metaphor.

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