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Core quality
Overflowing with cheerful energy, enthusiasm, and excitement.
Example
The ebullient host greeted every visitor warmly.
ebullient
/ɪˈbʌliənt/ · ih-BUL-yuntadjective
Overflowing with cheerful energy, enthusiasm, and excitement.
Use ebullient to express this relationship precisely: overflowing with cheerful energy, enthusiasm, and excitement.
What ebullient Really Means
The word becomes easier to use when its closely related senses are separated and compared.
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Attributive or predicative use
Use this adjective before a suitable noun or after a linking verb such as be or seem.
Example
Her ebullient performance energized the audience.
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Analytical distinction
Choose it when this exact descriptive quality matters; a related word may overlap without conveying the same trait.
Example
He remained optimistic without being relentlessly ebullient.
Use ebullient Naturally
Notice how the surrounding noun or clause reveals the exact shade of meaning.
The ebullient host greeted every visitor warmly.
Her ebullient performance energized the audience.
He remained optimistic without being relentlessly ebullient.
Precision Matters
Ebullient overlaps with several common words, but each carries a different emphasis.
ebullient
vs.Means overflowing with cheerful energy, enthusiasm, and excitement.
morose
Means sullen, gloomy, withdrawn, and ill-tempered.
ebullient
vs.Means overflowing with cheerful energy, enthusiasm, and excitement.
torpid
Means inactive, sluggish, or lacking physical or mental energy.
ebullient
vs.Means overflowing with cheerful energy, enthusiasm, and excitement.
placid
Means calm, peaceful, and not easily disturbed or excited.
ebullient
vs.Means overflowing with cheerful energy, enthusiasm, and excitement.
effusive
Means expressing approval, gratitude, or emotion with unusually great enthusiasm.
Test ebullient in Context
The captain displays overflowing happiness and lively enthusiasm.
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After the team won unexpectedly, its usually reserved captain became ___, laughing and embracing every player.