ebullient
/ˌɪˈbʌljənt/ih-BUHL-yuhnt
/ˌɪˈbʌljənt/ih-BUHL-yuhnt
Meaningboiling out
Common meaning: cheerful and full of energy
- eout
- bulla bubble, knob; to boilLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 255 · scan
- entadjective ending: being or doing
‘out’ + ‘a bubble, knob’ → ebullient
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin bulla; bulliō ‘a bubble, knob; to boil’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry bulla, p. 255 · dictionary scan
Roots
- bulla; bulliō Latin “a bubble, knob; to boil”
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