ebullience

noun

: the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts or feelings : exuberance

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The actress’s reserve may be a sign of respect, as in Margot Robbie’s Sharon Tate in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, but Palud misses the ebullience and passion that Vartolomei had in Bruno Dumont’s The Empire. Armond White, National Review, 28 Mar. 2025 Her friends and family often marveled at the contrast between the two: Margie’s ebullience and the more introverted Corky’s preference for a much quieter life. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025 Joy and play and ebullience are captured here too: a birthday celebration during a sheltering period, complete with cake, or a ritual folk dance for graduating teens. Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025 That ebullience is palpable on the ground as Shapiro makes his way on the convention floor, flanked by two bodyguards. Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ebullience

Word History

First Known Use

1749, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ebullience was in 1749

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“Ebullience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ebullience. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.

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