ebullient

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪˈbʊljənt/ UK /ɪˈbʌliənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
cheerful and full of energy; exuberant

She was ebullient after hearing she'd won the prize.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · cheerful and full of... exuberant enthusiastic vivacious buoyant effervescent exhilaratedhigh-spirited

Opposites

apathetic lethargic gloomy despondentsubdued

Word family

Derived forms ebullientlyebullience

Related forms ebullition ebullience

Simplified etymology

Ebullient entered English in the late 16th century with the sense “bubbling.” It belongs to the word family based on Latin bulla “bubble.”

Etymology

From Latin ēbullientem, present participle of ēbullīre ('to boil up, bubble out'), from ex- ('out') + bullīre ('to bubble, boil').

ēbullīre Latin bullīre Latin bulla Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# ebullient

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ɪˈbʊljənt/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪˈbʌliənt/

## Meanings
1. cheerful and full of energy; exuberant

## Examples
- She was ebullient after hearing she'd won the prize.

## Synonyms
- exuberant
- enthusiastic
- vivacious
- buoyant
- effervescent
- exhilarated
- high-spirited

## Antonyms
- apathetic
- lethargic
- gloomy
- despondent
- subdued

## Derived Forms
- ebulliently
- ebullience

## Related Forms
- ebullition
- ebullience

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ēbullīre
- Root: bullīre
- Root: bulla

## Etymology
From Latin ēbullientem, present participle of ēbullīre ('to boil up, bubble out'), from ex- ('out') + bullīre ('to bubble, boil').

## AI Etymology
Ebullient comes from Latin ēbullientem, present participle of ēbullīre ('to boil up, bubble out'), from ex- ('out') + bullīre ('to bubble, boil'). The historical trail runs through Latin ēbullīre, Latin bullīre and Latin bulla. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means cheerful and full of energy; exuberant. Derived formations include ebulliently, ebullience; related forms include ebullition, ebullience.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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