ebullient
adjective
[ ɪˈbʌljənt ]
• cheerful and full of energy.
• "she sounded ebullient and happy"
Similar:
exuberant,
buoyant,
cheerful,
joyful,
cheery,
merry,
sunny,
breezy,
jaunty,
light-hearted,
in high spirits,
high-spirited,
exhilarated,
elated,
euphoric,
jubilant,
animated,
sparkling,
effervescent,
vivacious,
enthusiastic,
irrepressible,
bubbly,
bouncy,
peppy,
zingy,
upbeat,
chipper,
chirpy,
smiley,
sparky,
full of beans,
peart,
gladsome,
blithe,
blithesome,
gay,
as merry as a grig,
of good cheer,
• (of liquid or matter) boiling or agitated as if boiling.
• "misted and ebullient seas"
Origin:
late 16th century (in the sense ‘boiling’): from Latin ebullient- ‘boiling up’, from the verb ebullire, from e- (variant of ex- ) ‘out’ + bullire ‘to boil’.
