ebullience

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˈbʊl.i.əns/, /-ˈbʌl-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɪˈbʊl.jəns/, /-ˈbəl-/ Hyphenation: ebul‧li‧ence === Noun === ebullience (usually uncountable, plural ebulliences) A boiling or bubbling up; an ebullition. (figuratively) The quality of enthusiastic or lively expression of feelings and thoughts. Synonym: exuberance ==== Derived terms ==== ebulliency ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References ===