as in playfulness
the quality of being cheerful and full of energy
The children's ebullience was charming at first, but it could be tiring after a few hours.
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His approach, during the initial shock of Rubens’s removal, is simply to drain away every prior trace of warmth and ebullience.
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Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2025
Part of that deal drop-off can be attributed to subsiding ebullience, as many new public companies failed to deliver on their promises and saw their share prices wither.
—Drew Bernstein, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The ebullience of Ayo’s YouTube channel is underpinned by a seriousness and sense of urgency.
—Will Buckingham, The Dial, 27 Nov. 2024
This ebullience, however, required keeping bleak thoughts at bay.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2025
Part of that deal drop-off can be attributed to subsiding ebullience, as many new public companies failed to deliver on their promises and saw their share prices wither.
—Drew Bernstein, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The ebullience of Ayo’s YouTube channel is underpinned by a seriousness and sense of urgency.
—Will Buckingham, The Dial, 27 Nov. 2024
This ebullience, however, required keeping bleak thoughts at bay.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for ebullience
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“Ebullience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ebullience. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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