单词 | ebullient |
释义 | ebullient (once / 7870 pages) adj More than chipper, more than happy, more than delighted is ebullient — meaning bubbling over with joy and delight. There are two senses of the word of ebullient. One describes an immediate, and ultimately short-lived, reaction to a particular event — for example if you've just won the lottery, you are ebullient. The other describes someone who is perpetually upbeat and cheerful, for example, as in "an ebullient personality." Watch out for ebullient personalities: they can often be "over the top" as well. WORD FAMILYebullient: ebullience, ebulliently USAGE EXAMPLESIn the waning days of January, the far-less bright Mars and the ebullient Venus are about 5 degrees away from one another. Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016) But it’s the ebullient “Faith,” one of two original compositions, that marks the return to movie music after 20 years for Stevie Wonder. Los Angeles Times(Dec 08, 2016) In October, the ebullient young Chicago rapper purchased a full-page ad in Billboard magazine aimed at Grammy voters that asked, “HEY, WHY NOT ME?” Washington Post(Dec 06, 2016) adj joyously unrestrained Syn exuberant, high-spirited spirited displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness |
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