ebullience
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ebullience
- /ɪˈbʊl.i.əns/ UK
- /-ˈbʌl-/ UK
- /ɪˈbʊl.jəns/ US
- /-ˈbəl-/ US
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Borrowed from Latin ēbullientem + English -ence (suffix meaning ‘having the state or condition of’). Ēbullientem is the accusative feminine or masculine singular of ēbulliēns (“boiling”), the present participle of ēbulliō (“to boil”) (from ē- (prefix meaning ‘out, away’) + bulliō (“to bubble; to boil”) (from bulla (“bubble; bubble-shaped object”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to blow; to inflate”))) + -ēns.
noun ebulliences
- A boiling or bubbling up; an ebullition. In conversation, doubtless, you may observe him [Samuel Johnson], on occasion, fighting as if for victory;—and must pardon these ebulliences of a careless hour, which were not without temptation and provocation.
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The quality of enthusiastic or lively expression of feelings and thoughts.
Sophia did not ſee his Behaviour in ſo very diſadvantageous a Light, and was perhaps more pleaſed with the violent Raptures of his Love [...] than ſhe was offended with the reſt; and indeed ſhe imputed the whole to the Extravagance, or rather Ebullience, of his Paſſion, and to the Openneſs of his He
Similar: exuberance
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noun boiling or bubbling up
| Français | ébullition |
|---|---|
| Italiano | ebollizione, bollore |
noun quality of enthusiastic or lively expression of feelings and thoughts
| Español | efervescencia, vivacidad |
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| Français | joie de vivre |
| Deutsch | Überschwänglichkeit, Überschwang |
| Italiano | ebollizione, bollori, entusiasmo, esuberanza, vitalità |
Talk about this word "ebullience." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ebullience. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ebullience. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ebullience "ebullience." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ebullience.Cite this
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