ebullience

noun

Definition of ebulliencenext
as in playfulness
the quality of being cheerful and full of energy The children's ebullience was charming at first, but it could be tiring after a few hours.

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Recent Examples of ebullience She’s lived in Manhattan for twenty years, but still speaks of New York with a new arrival’s ebullience. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 Becky, who Brewer portrays as a fading cheerleader with an ebullience that turns sinister in a snap, refuses to take the hint after Max tries to drop her after a night on the town. — Brent Lang, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026 Nicholas Mongiardo-Cooper’s Beadle Bamford, the judge’s henchman, has a malicious ebullience all his own. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026 Those in Roosevelt’s orbit invariably commented on the twenty-sixth president’s unusual energy if not ebullience. — Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ebullience
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ebullience
  1. playfulness
  2. enthusiasm
  3. spiritedness
  4. eagerness
  5. buoyancy
Noun
  • Mazzoli’s score has its moments of playfulness, starting with the prologue in which the chorus members blow into kazoos.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Burnt out and bored, people started reincorporating playfulness into their lives with outfit updates and bedazzled everything.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of playfulness
Noun
  • Zelensky does not appear to be in a rush to hold elections and the public has shown little enthusiasm for heading to the polls as bombs fly overhead.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The strongman is failing, even as the opposition struggles to inspire a great deal of conviction and enthusiasm.
    — Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of enthusiasm
Noun
  • What drew me here is the uniqueness and the spiritedness of this garden, and there’s a wonderful team assembled, thanks to Ari.
    — Lonnie Burstein Hewitt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2026
  • As this sequence plays out, the social fabric further shreds and unravels; trust circles shrink and become ever more homogeneous; and hostility, mean spiritedness, and a general hardening take hold in society.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 May 2026
Definition of spiritedness
Noun
  • Approaching life with positive expectations, a get-up-and-go attitude, and eagerness is related to many good things in life.
    — Joan M. Cook, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Young wing players including Adou Thiero and Cameron Carr have also impressed coaches and teammates with their athleticism and eagerness to learn.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of eagerness
Noun
  • While recent headlines around the state of the UK art market have typically painted a gloomy picture, on the ground, a palpable buoyancy — or make-do optimism, even — can be felt.
    — Mahoro Seward, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The third, Surrender, is a massage performed in water, in which the buoyancy and warmth allow the body to completely relax and let go.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of buoyancy

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“Ebullience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ebullience. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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