Ebullient
/ɪˈbʊliənt/
adjectiveC1
Definition
Ebullient means feeling or showing great excitement and happiness. It describes a person who is full of energy and enthusiasm, often in a way that others can easily see. This word is used when someone's mood is very bright and lively.
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Showing lively and enthusiastic happiness
- •She was ebullient after hearing the good news about her job.
- •The children were ebullient during the school festival.
- •His ebullient personality makes him popular at parties.
Full of energy and excitement in behavior or expression
- •The speaker’s ebullient style kept the audience interested.
- •After the game, the team was ebullient and celebrating loudly.
Make It Stick
- ✓Think of "ebullient" like "happy" (A1 word), but much stronger and more energetic—like happiness with extra energy and excitement
- ✓Picture a person jumping up and down with a big smile, full of lively energy that you can feel in the room
- ✓It’s the feeling when you win a prize or get very good news and you cannot stop smiling and talking happily
- ✓Sounds like "e-BULL-i-ent" → imagine a bull jumping with energy and excitement, full of life and power
- ✓Think of a character in a movie who is always cheerful and full of life, lifting up everyone’s mood around them
- ✓NOT like "calm" (quiet and peaceful), "ebullient" is loud and full of energy
- ✓NOT like "sad" or "tired"—ebullient is the opposite, full of strong positive feelings
- ✓NOT just "happy" (which can be quiet), "ebullient" shows happiness that is active and very visible
Try Other Words
- •Enthusiastic: showing strong interest or excitement (Use when you want to show active interest, not just general happiness)
- •Joyful: feeling or showing great happiness (Use when focusing on deep happiness, less about energy)
- •Excited: feeling very happy and eager (Use when the energy is about looking forward to something)
Unboxing
- •Prefix: "e-" meaning "out" or "up"
- •Root: from Latin "bullire" meaning "to boil" or "bubble"
- •Suffix: "-ent" meaning "having the quality of"
- •Etymology: From Latin "ebullientem," meaning "boiling up," like water bubbling with heat
- •Historical development: Originally used to describe boiling liquids, later used metaphorically for people bubbling with strong feelings
- •Modern usage: Used to describe very happy and lively people or moods, showing strong positive energy
Reflect & Connect
•When have you felt ebullient in your life? What made you feel that strong, happy energy?
•How can being ebullient affect the people around you in a group or team?
Fill in the blanks
1.She was ebullient ___ receiving the award because it was a ___ moment for her.
2.His ebullient mood made the whole room feel ___ and more ___.
3.Unlike being calm or quiet, ebullient people often ___ their happiness with loud voices or big smiles.
4.After winning the game, the team was ebullient and started to ___ loudly.
5.When someone is ebullient, they usually speak and move with a lot of ___ and ___.
6.You might feel ebullient when you get very good news or when something ___ exciting happens.
7.An ebullient person is different from a shy person because they show their ___ feelings openly.