EBULLIENCE Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

ebullience

noun

Definition of ebullience

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 She’s lived in Manhattan for twenty years, but still speaks of New York with a new arrival’s ebullience. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 Becky, who Brewer portrays as a fading cheerleader with an ebullience that turns sinister in a snap, refuses to take the hint after Max tries to drop her after a night on the town. — Brent Lang, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026 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 Those in Roosevelt’s orbit invariably commented on the twenty-sixth president’s unusual energy if not ebullience. — Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ebullience

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Noun

Lightening the darkness of the story in the early scenes are the playfulness, banter and sexiness Lou and James.

— Frank Rizzo, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Gemini May 21 – June 20 Deep feelings meet a spark of playfulness.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of playfulness

Noun

Nvidia posted blockbuster second-quarter results, and the enthusiasm is spilling over into other parts of the semiconductor sector.

— Fred Imbert, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Younger consumers' enthusiasm for fall, a desire to plan ahead and retailers' efforts to extend seasonal spending may all be helping drive the shift.

— Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 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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In fact, even Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who has billed himself as America’s top bond salesman, has noted the eagerness with which AI companies are offering debt—no matter the cost of borrowing.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
He has already been replaced by Kit Harington, who expressed his eagerness and excitement at joining the Rowlings project.

— Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of eagerness

Noun

But floating platforms must balance electrical generation with structural strength, buoyancy, corrosion resistance and long-term reliability.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
As each bubble traps more gas, its buoyancy increases until the bubble floats to the surface.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026

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