English Dictionary: ebullient | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ebullient \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. [bd]Ebullient with subtlety.[b8] --De Quincey. The ebullient enthusiasm of the French. --Carlyle. |