effervescence

American  

[ef-er-ves-uhns] / ˌɛf ərˈvɛs əns /

noun

plural

effervescences

1. the quality or fact of being effervescent; bubbliness.

2. an instance of being effervescent; something effervescent.

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effervescence Scientific  

/ ĕf′ər-vĕs′əns /

1. The bubbling of a solution due to the escape of gas. The gas may form by a chemical reaction, as in a fermenting liquid, or by coming out of solution after having been under pressure, as in a carbonated drink.

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Explanation

Soda has effervescence. How can you tell? Just look for bubbles. Things that bubble have effervescence. Effervescence derives from French. To pronounce it correctly, say "eff er VES ence." Originally it meant "the action of boiling up," but it has also come to mean "lively," such as the effervescence of someone who has energy and charisma. It is the opposite of flatness, in which things seem slow, dead, or just "off," like all the air — or energy — is gone.

Example Sentences

According to Effervescence Media, the readership for What Would Kate Do? is primarily made up of older women, many of them based in the US, who are traditional royalists.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2018

Effervescence may mean fizz as in English but in French it also means excitement or turmoil, and effervescence often wells up when a regime—often caught completely by surprise—suddenly has to face several different conflicts.

From Newsweek • Jun. 23, 2013

Effervescence doesn’t become a revolution until it’s organized and lead by a party or a person, and then things start to get really serious, and can get really ugly.

From Newsweek • Jun. 23, 2013

Effervescence is the bubbling up of a gas from a liquid.

From Common Science by Ritchie, John W. (John Woodside)

Effervescence cannot last, and when the cause ceases the effect ceases too.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII by Maclaren, Alexander