Meaning of EBULLIENT
| Pronunciation: | | i'bulyunt
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| | Definition: | | [adj] joyously unrestrained |
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| | Synonyms: | | exuberant, high-spirited, spirited |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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