Definition of EBULLIENCE

ebullience

Meanings

Plural: ebulliences

Noun

  • overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval
  • A boiling or bubbling up; an ebullition.
  • The quality of enthusiastic or lively expression of feelings and thoughts.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēbullientem + English -ence (suffix meaning ‘having the state or condition of’). Ēbullientem is the accusative feminine or masculine singular of ēbulliēns (“boiling”), the present participle of ēbulliō (“to boil”) (from ē- (prefix meaning ‘out, away’) + bulliō (“to bubble; to boil”) (from bulla (“bubble; bubble-shaped object”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to blow; to inflate”))) + -ēns.

Scrabble Score: 14

ebullience is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
ebullience is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ebullience is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

ebullience is a valid Words With Friends word