ebullient
/ɪˈbʊliənt/ · adj
Meaning
- Enthusiastic; high-spirited.
- Of a liquid: boiling and bubbling, or agitated as if boiling.
- Causing heat.
Etymology / origin
Borrowing from Latin ēbulliēns, present participle of ēbulliō (“to boil”), from bulliō (“to bubble up”) (English boil). Compare bubbling, bubbly, and perky, which use a similar metaphor.
- ēbulliēns(la)→
- ebullient (English)
- Relations: uder
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