ebullient [ ih-buhl-yuh nt ]
The word of the day is ‘ebullient’.
The word is an Adjective, i.e., it adds more information about the noun or sentence.
No, the word is an adjective. Therefore, it does not have a past form. (factschronicle.com)
It means:
1. Cheerful and full of energy
2. Enthusiastic
3. Joyful
4. Merry
1. Strangely enough, the voice, though well-known, seemed to have a sobering effect on all these ebullient tempers.
2. They were arm in arm, full of happiness, full of the ebullient consciousness of their release.
3. The son, a young man of ebullient manner, greeted me in the courtyard
4. The ebullient kettle kept lifting its lid in growing impatience
5. As a primary step, he was obliged to suppress his ebullient brother-in-law.
Some synonyms of today’s word are:
agitated, brash, buoyant, chipper, effervescent, effusive, elated, exuberant, irrepressible, bouncy, chirpy, excited, exhilarated, frothy, gushing, high-spirited, in high spirits, vivacious, zestful, zippy, cheerful, joyful, cheery, merry, sunny, breezy, jaunty, light-hearted, in high spirits, elated, euphoric, jubilant, animated, sparkling, vivacious, enthusiastic, bubbly, peppy, zingy, upbeat, chipper, smiley, sparky, full of beans, peart, gladsome, blithe, blithesome, gay, as merry as a grig,
of good cheer etc.
Some antonyms of this word of the day are:
quiet, silent, mum, reserved, etc.
Quotation:
My mom and my dad are ebullient people, and I think I carry that with me.
Michael Stuhlbarg
Social Example
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