English Explanatory Dictionary

ebullience

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A boiling or bubbling up; an ebullition.
  2. The quality of enthusiastic or lively expression of feelings and thoughts.

Pronunciation

/ɪˈbʊl.i.əns/ /-ˈbʌl-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ebullience.wav /ɪˈbʊl.jəns/ /-ˈbəl-/ En-us-ebullience.mp3

Word forms

ebullience ebulliences

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēbullientem + English -ence (suffix meaning ‘having the state or condition of’). Ēbullientem is the accusative feminine or masculine singular of ēbulliēns (“boiling”), the present participle of ēbulliō (“to boil”) (from ē- (prefix meaning ‘out, away’) + bulliō (“to bubble; to boil”) (from bulla (“bubble; bubble-shaped object”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to blow; to inflate”))) + -ēns.

Synonyms

exuberance

Related words

ebullate ebulliate ebullient ebulliometer ebullioscope ebullioscopic ebullism ebullition

Derived words

ebulliency
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