ebullient

adjective ebul·lient \-yənt\

: lively and enthusiastic

Full Definition of EBULLIENT

: characterized by ebullience : having or showing liveliness and enthusiasm <ebullient performers>

— ebul·lient·ly adverb

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Latin ebullient-, ebulliens, present participle of ebullire to bubble out, from e- + bullire to bubble, boil — more at boil

First Known Use: 1599

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