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ebullient

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e·bul·lient  (-blynt, -bl-)
adj.
1. Zestfully enthusiastic.
2. Boiling or seeming to boil; bubbling.

[Latin bullins, bullient-, present participle of bullre, to bubble up : -, ex-, up, out; see ex- + bullre, to bubble, boil.]

e·bullient·ly adv.

ebullient [ɪˈbʌljənt ɪˈbʊl-]
adj
1. overflowing with enthusiasm or excitement; exuberant
2. boiling
[from Latin ēbullīre to bubble forth, be boisterous, from bullīre to boil1]
ebullience , ebulliency n
ebulliently  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.ebullientebullient - joyously unrestrained                
spirited - displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness

ebullient
adjective exuberant, excited, enthusiastic, buoyant, exhilarated, elated, irrepressible, vivacious, effervescent, effusive, in high spirits, zestful The Prime Minister was a fiery, ebullient, quick-witted man.
Translations
ebullient [ɪˈbʌlɪənt] ADJentusiasta, animado
ebullient [ɪˈbʌliənt ɪˈbʊliənt] adj [person] → exubérant(e)
e-business ebusiness [ˈiːbɪznɪs]
n
(= company) → entreprise f électronique
(= activity) → commerce m électronique
modif [solution, sector] → du commerce électronique
ebullient
adj personüberschwänglich; spirits, moodübersprudelnd; optimismunbändig
ebullient [ɪˈbʌlɪənt] adjesuberante
ebullient [ɪˈbʌlɪənt] adjesuberante


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His ebullient spirits were always on tap to spill over on the slightest provocation, and, as he was afterwards to demonstrate, he could weary a puppy with play.
 
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