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English-Thai Dictionary

ebullient

ADJ กระตือรือร้น มาก  enthusiastic lively kra-tue-rue-ron-mak

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EBULLIENT

a.Boiling over, as a liquor.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EBULLIENT

E *bul "lient, a. Etym: [L. ebulliens, -entis, p. pr. of ebullire to boil up, bubble up; e out, from + bullire to boil. See 1st Boil. ]

 

Defn: Boiling up or over; hence, manifesting exhilaration or excitement, as of feeling; effervescing. "Ebullient with subtlety. " De Quincey. The ebullient enthusiasm of the French. Carlyle.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ebullient

e bul lient |iˈbo͝olyənt, iˈbəlyənt əˈbʊliənt əˈbəljənt | adjective 1 cheerful and full of energy: she sounded ebullient and happy. 2 archaic or literary (of liquid or matter ) boiling or agitated as if boiling: misted and ebullient seas. DERIVATIVES e bul lient ly adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the sense boiling ): from Latin ebullient- boiling up, from the verb ebullire, from e- (variant of ex- )out + bullire to boil.

 

Oxford Dictionary

ebullient

ebullient |ɪˈbʌljənt, -ˈbʊl -| adjective 1 cheerful and full of energy: she sounded ebullient and happy. 2 archaic (of liquid or matter ) boiling or agitated as if boiling: misted and ebullient seas. DERIVATIVES ebulliently adverb, ebulliency noun ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the sense boiling ): from Latin ebullient- boiling up , from the verb ebullire, from e- (variant of ex- )out + bullire to boil .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

ebullient

ebullient adjective in an ebullient mood: exuberant, buoyant, cheerful, joyful, cheery, merry, jolly, sunny, jaunty, lighthearted, elated; animated, sparkling, vivacious, irrepressible; informal bubbly, bouncy, peppy, upbeat, chirpy, smiley, full of beans; dated gay. ANTONYMS depressed.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

ebullient

ebullient adjective the superb weather put him in an ebullient mood: 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; informal bubbly, bouncy, peppy, zingy, upbeat, chipper, chirpy, smiley, sparky, full of beans; N. Amer. informal peart; literary gladsome, blithe, blithesome; dated gay; archaic as merry as a grig, of good cheer. ANTONYMS depressed.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ebullient

e bul lient /ɪbʌ́liənt /形容詞 かたく 〈人が 〉とても幸せで ; エネルギーにあふれた (exhilarated ), 〈情熱 元気などが 〉あふれんばかりの, ほとばしるような .ly 副詞