Meaning & use
bubbly personality
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Meaning
nouncountableapprovinginformal
A cheerful, lively and friendly way of behaving that makes a person fun to be around.
Grammar: Often used with a: she has a bubbly personality.
Patterns
- have a bubbly personality
- with a bubbly personality
Our new receptionist has a bubbly personality, and visitors love her.
His bubbly personality made him easy to talk to on the first day.
The tour guide's bubbly personality kept the whole group smiling.
Word forms
| plural | bubbly personalities |
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Common combinations
- have a bubbly personality
- My cousin has a bubbly personality and makes friends instantly.
- known for a bubbly personality
- The host is known for her bubbly personality.
- warm and bubbly personality
- A warm and bubbly personality helps in a customer service job.
- bubbly personality and a big smile
- He arrived with a bubbly personality and a big smile.
Synonyms and how they differ
- vivacious
- Vivacious is more formal and is often used about attractive, spirited women, while bubbly personality is more casual and general.
- outgoing
- Outgoing describes someone who likes meeting people, but does not necessarily suggest high energy like bubbly.
- cheerful
- Cheerful only means happy, whereas bubbly also implies energy and talkativeness.
- effervescent
- Effervescent is more literary and suggests an even more sparkling overflow of spirit.
Opposites
Word family
- bubbly adjective
- cheerful and full of energy
- bubble verb
- to be full of excitement or feeling
- personality noun
- the qualities that make you different from others
Commonly confused: bubbly personality or character?
bubbly personality vs character
Character often refers to moral qualities such as honesty. A bubbly personality only describes lively, friendly behavior.
Practice
Which person is best described as having a bubbly personality?
Choose one answer.
A bubbly personality means cheerful, lively and friendly. The other options describe the opposite or unrelated traits.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “bubbly personality”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.