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ebullience

Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 10:29 pm
by Klimt
1. high spirits; exhilaration; exuberance.

2. a boiling over; overflow.

Re: ebullience

Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 6:25 pm
by Slava
1. high spirits; exhilaration; exuberance.

2. a boiling over; overflow.
A nice word with generally positive overtones. I'm not sure how I'd use the second meaning, though. "My cup is ebullient" just doesn't quite do it for me.

Re: ebullience

Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 4:39 pm
by Audiendus
With regard to the second meaning, there is the ebulliometer.

It measures the alcohol content of wines – not high spirits. :)

Re: ebullience

Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 9:43 pm
by Perry Lassiter
Well then, it certainly would measure high spirits and low as well, sometimes even hitting a happy medium!