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 Those in Roosevelt’s orbit invariably commented on the twenty-sixth president’s unusual energy if not ebullience. — Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025 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 The project’s ebullience also gave the field of architecture, which had been busy rehashing postmodernism, a swift, deconstructivist kick in the rear—showcasing the swooping forms that were now feasible with ever more sophisticated design technologies. — Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2025 In another sign of real estate ebullience, the scion of Emirati property tycoon Hussain Sajwani is finalizing the purchase of one of London’s most expensive homes, the Financial Times reported. — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for ebullience
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ebullience
  1. playfulness
  2. enthusiasm
  3. spiritedness
  4. eagerness
  5. buoyancy
Noun
  • Bubble skirts had their moment, but balloon pants bring the same sense of playfulness to any outfit.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 28 June 2026
  • Fun and playfulness definitely trumped the grind here.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
Definition of playfulness
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  • Despite the crypto down market, Securitize is riding a wave of enthusiasm for tokenization as Wall Street increasingly experiments with blockchains.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 2 July 2026
  • Neon wisely positioned itself as the exact right home for that enthusiasm with an inventive promotional tour that included, among other stops, a free gas giveaway.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 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
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  • Despite only scoring four goals across the three games, including a 0-0 draw against Portugal, the South Americans impressed with their free-flowing style of play and eagerness to get players forward.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • Despite his eagerness to embrace AI, Tan demurred on sharing how OCBC will measure the return on its AI investment.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 1 July 2026
Definition of eagerness
Noun
  • The movie had an irreverent spark that felt refreshing, fueling its buoyancy and pumping blood to its ample heart.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2026
  • Swimming is metabolically the least expensive (near-neutral buoyancy needs no energy to support bodies), flying costs more, and running is the least efficient mode of animal and human locomotion.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
Definition of buoyancy

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