ebullient

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɪˈbʊljənt/

Adjective

ebullient (comparative more ebullient, superlative most ebullient)

Enthusiastic; high-spirited.
- Marina's oddly ebullient words seemed to come to her slow as balloons. - "Middle Age : A Romance" (2001) by Joyce Carol Oates (Fourth Estate, paperback edition, 233)
(of a liquid) boiling or agitated as if boiling

Synonyms

zestful

Translations

enthusiastic

Dutch: uitgelaten (nl)
German: überschwenglich (de), ausgelassen (de)
Maori: ngākau hihiko

Polish: entuzjastyczny (pl) m
Serbo-Croatian: vrckav m
Spanish: entusiasta (es), extático (es), jubiloso (es), alborozado (es)

agitated

Bulgarian: врящ (bg) (vrjašt), кипящ (bg) (kipjašt)
Dutch: uitbundig (nl)
German: übersprudelnd
Hungarian: túláradó (hu)
Italian: bollente (it)

Maori: kōmingo, irirangi
Polish: pobudzony m
Russian: взволнованный (ru) (vzvolnovannyj), кипучий (ru) (kipučij)
Serbo-Croatian: kipteći m
Spanish: bullente (es)

Anagrams

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Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /eːˈbul.li.ent/, [eːˈbʊl.li.ɛnt]

Verb

ēbullient

third-person plural future active indicative of ēbulliō

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