ebullient
- Enthusiastic; high-spirited.
- (archaic) Of a liquid: boiling and bubbling, or agitated as if boiling.
- (archaic) Causing heat.
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.
being full of vitality
in exuberant spirits
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