ebullient

Meaning

  1. Enthusiastic; high-spirited.
  2. (archaic) Of a liquid: boiling and bubbling, or agitated as if boiling.
  3. (archaic) Causing heat.

Translations

şevkli

coşkunluk

überschwenglich

übersprudelnd

εκδηλωτικός

αναβράζων

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪˈbʊljənt/
Etymology

Borrowing from Latin ēbulliēns, present participle of ēbulliō (“I boil”), from bulliō (“I bubble up”) (English boil). Compare bubbling, bubbly, and perky, which use a similar metaphor.

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