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effervescent

[ef-er-ves-uh nt]
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adjective

effervescing; bubbling.
vivacious; merry; lively; sparkling.

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RELATED WORDS

bubbly, airy, bouncy, frothy, brash, buoyant, jolly, irrepressible, ebullient, sparkling, boiling, bubbling, elastic, expansive, resilient, volatile, carbonated, frothing, animated, excited

Nearby words

  1. efferent nerve,
  2. efferent vessel,
  3. efferently,
  4. effervesce,
  5. effervescence,
  6. effervescent salt,
  7. effete,
  8. effetely,
  9. efficacious,
  10. efficaciously

Origin of effervescent

1675–85; < Latin effervēscent- (stem of effervēscēns), present participle of effervēscere to effervesce; see -ent
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British Dictionary definitions for effervescent

effervescent

adjective

(of a liquid) giving off bubbles of gas; bubbling
high-spirited; vivacious
Derived Formseffervescence, nouneffervescently, adverb
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Word Origin and History for effervescent

effervescent

adj.

1680s, from Latin effervescentem (nominative effervescens), present participle of effervescere (see effervescence). Meaning "exuberant" is from 1833.

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