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Ebullient

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Zestfully enthusiastic.

adj. Boiling or seeming to boil; bubbling.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. boiling, agitated, enthusiastic, high-spirited

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Boiling up or over; hence, manifesting exhilaration or excitement, as of feeling; effervescing.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Boiling over, as a liquid; overflowing; hence, over-enthusiastic; overdemonstrative.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. joyously unrestrained

Word Usage

"My own vote for best-dressed (and there were several contenders) goes to Caldecott Chair Gratia Banta, truly chic, glamorous and in ebullient in a strapless, shimmering orange gold gown that looked to me like it was made of silk shantung."

Equivalent

spirited

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

effervescing zestful

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

bubbly unflappable well-favoured vivacious mirthful