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EBULLIENT
ebullient, exuberant, high-spirited
(adjective) joyously unrestrained
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
ebullient (comparative more ebullient, superlative most ebullient)
Enthusiastic; high-spirited.
Synonym: zestful
(literally, of a liquid) Boiling or agitated as if boiling.
Synonyms: abubble, bubbly, Thesaurus:effervescent
Anagrams
• e-bulletin
Source: Wiktionary
E*bul"lient, a. Etym: [L. ebulliens, -entis, p. pr. of ebullire to boil up, bubble up; e out, from + bullire to boil. See 1st Boil.]
Definition: Boiling up or over; hence, manifesting exhilaration or excitement, as of feeling; effervescing. "Ebullient with subtlety." De Quincey. The ebullient enthusiasm of the French. Carlyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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