Are "rabid" and "ebullient" synonyms ?

BenDover23 · January 30, 2011, 3:04pm

???

Beeesneees · January 30, 2011, 3:40pm

ebullient
Cheerful and full of energy:
she sounded ebullient and happy
(of liquid or matter) Boiling or agitated as if boiling:
misted and ebullient seas

rabid
Having or proceeding from an extreme or fanatical support of or belief in something:
a rabid feminist
(of an animal) Affected with rabies; of or connected with rabies

I think they are worlds apart.

BenDover23 · January 30, 2011, 5:56pm

yes but…

rabid : Extremely zealous or enthusiastic (link)
ebullient : Zestfully enthusiastic (link)

Beeesneees · January 30, 2011, 9:43pm

I don’t see ‘extreme/fanatical’ and ‘zestful/enthusiastic’ as the same things.