effervescent
[ef-er-ves-uh nt]
- effervescing; bubbling.
- vivacious; merry; lively; sparkling.
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Origin of effervescent
1675–85; < Latin effervēscent- (stem of effervēscēns), present participle of effervēscere to effervesce; see -ent
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effervescent
- (of a liquid) giving off bubbles of gas; bubbling
- high-spirited; vivacious
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Word Origin and History for effervescently
effervescent
1680s, from Latin effervescentem (nominative effervescens), present participle of effervescere (see effervescence). Meaning "exuberant" is from 1833.
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