Ebullient

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪˈbÊŠljÉ™nt/

Origin

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.

Full definition of ebullient

Adjective

1. Agitated; 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)

Synonyms

• zestful