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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The actress’s reserve may be a sign of respect, as in Margot Robbie’s Sharon Tate in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, but Palud misses the ebullience and passion that Vartolomei had in Bruno Dumont’s The Empire.
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Armond White, National Review, 28 Mar. 2025
Her friends and family often marveled at the contrast between the two: Margie’s ebullience and the more introverted Corky’s preference for a much quieter life.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Joy and play and ebullience are captured here too: a birthday celebration during a sheltering period, complete with cake, or a ritual folk dance for graduating teens.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
His approach, during the initial shock of Rubens’s removal, is simply to drain away every prior trace of warmth and ebullience.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2025
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Armond White, National Review, 28 Mar. 2025
Her friends and family often marveled at the contrast between the two: Margie’s ebullience and the more introverted Corky’s preference for a much quieter life.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Joy and play and ebullience are captured here too: a birthday celebration during a sheltering period, complete with cake, or a ritual folk dance for graduating teens.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
His approach, during the initial shock of Rubens’s removal, is simply to drain away every prior trace of warmth and ebullience.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ebullience
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“Ebullience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ebullience. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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