ebullience

noun

: the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts or feelings : exuberance

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His approach, during the initial shock of Rubens’s removal, is simply to drain away every prior trace of warmth and ebullience. Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2025 Part of that deal drop-off can be attributed to subsiding ebullience, as many new public companies failed to deliver on their promises and saw their share prices wither. Drew Bernstein, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025 The ebullience of Ayo’s YouTube channel is underpinned by a seriousness and sense of urgency. Will Buckingham, The Dial, 27 Nov. 2024 This ebullience, however, required keeping bleak thoughts at bay. Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ebullience 

Word History

First Known Use

1749, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ebullience was in 1749

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“Ebullience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ebullience. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.

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