Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Ebullient"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Ebullient \E*bul"lient\, a. [L. ebulliens, -entis, p. pr. of
ebullire to boil up, bubble up; e out, from + bullire to
boil. See 1st {Boil}.]
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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

ebullient
adj : joyously unrestrained [syn: {exuberant}, {high-spirited}]


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