Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Effervescing; having the property of effervescence; of a nature to effervesce.
Wiktionary
- adj. of a liquid Giving off bubbles; fizzy.
- adj. Vivacious and enthusiastic.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Gently boiling or bubbling, by means of the disengagement of gas.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide
- adj. marked by high spirits or excitement
- adj. (of a liquid) giving off bubbles
Etymologies
- From Latin effervēscō ("boil up") (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Made schemes to retain effervescent collaboration without moving to a commune?”
“In particular, I note that there's a costume for the word "effervescent" in Frasier's gallery that I've seen replicated at a couple of Vocabulary Fairs, in at least one case winning a prize.”
“Mojito": The "mojito" was a sort of jelly that had the flavors of a mojito - mint, lime and sugar, and was kind of effervescent and liquidy in the center.”
“The kind where just sitting down in a chair turns into some kind of effervescent event.”
“I tend to use single quotes any time I want to mark out a word for particular emphasis, whether for sarcastic purposes or because I'm discussing the word itself e.g., "When using a term like 'effervescent' it pays to make sure you know what it means, first.”
“By Anonymous, at Mon Mar 12, 12:15:00 PM now I see Blamerbell describing you as "effervescent" Glyn I feel sure that actually you're pretty indestructable.”
“Both have the kind of effervescent feel that attracts the young.”
“Like its disc companion THE RING, CHAMPAGNE shows Hitchcock compensating for a milquetoast story by revelling in audacious one might even say "effervescent" camera technique, montage, and opportunities for droll humor.”
“This kind of effervescent, fully charged sense of soup that delivers ideas.”
“His 2003 production of "The Triumph of Love" in London, for example, was hailed as "an enjoyable romp" (the Guardian) while his 2008 production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," also in London, was called "effervescent" (the Sunday Times).”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘effervescent’.
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Iaan
dirigisme, dystopia, cacotopia, ex ante, veritable, indefatigable, curmudgeon, desultory, antediluvian, transmogrify, pendent, elongate and 269 more...
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CULI - wine-tasting adjectives
In this area of expertise nouns are frequently used as adjectives (almond, bacon, cider, diesel, fennel, fresh-cut hay, wool) or new adjectives are formed (appley, berrylike, citrusy, full-bodied, ...
acetic, acidic, aged, angular, appley, astringent, attractive, austere, berrylike, big, bitter, brawny and 511 more...
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Words build meanings from origins( et...
These come from gamma meditation ,I think.
discursive, exogenous, machinations, purportedly, sumptuous, congruity, cantankerous, incongruous, festoon, hessian, ratiocinative, stratigraphic and 2046 more...
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#faveword
Words chosen as favorites for the Twitter hashtag #faveword.
autumnal, grotto, chiaroscuro, sfumato, homunculus, zing, zest, effervescent, bewitch, avuncular, susurrus, Styrofoam and 205 more...
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Proustian -escent words
Proust (or Montcleiff) had a proclivity for the rhythm and tone of this sort of word. Help build the collection if you can.
Also, Transvertebration; can anyone define it? It's more o...senescent, opalescent, arborescent, efflorescent, deliquescent, effervescent, recrudescent, iridescent, somnolescent, convalescent, incandescent
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Nethack words
Words you mainly only encounter whilst playing Nethack.
troglodyte, skirmisher, coalesce, djinni, stripling, uncursed, Elbereth, tripe, lichen, grid bug, kobold, naiad and 16 more...
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My favorites
foible, sidereal, amygdala, woodnote, cogitate, silvern, ollalieberry, ramify, diaphanous, surreality, myopia, subcelestial and 75 more...
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pretty
pretty words.
nymph, silhouette, cosmic, pixie, illumination, serendipity, starlight, wanderlust, moon, Lyra, lullaby, effervescent and 26 more...
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big book gre
abase, abbess, abbey, abbot, abdicate, abdomen, abdominal, abduction, abed, aberration, abet, abeyance and 6691 more...
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SAT words
abase, abate, abet, abject, abjure, abrogate, abscond, abstruse, accolade, accommodating, accost, accretion and 202 more...
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dharma66's list
words that pique my interest either by meaning, pronunciation, or spelling, and words that otherwise tickle my fancy!!
pique, elusive, serendipity, nefarious, redundant, pseudoscientific, obsequious, flack, quandary, impervious, perchance, translucent and 168 more...
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Pretty Words
Words that sound pretty.
ethereal, ephemeral, iridescent, shimmer, wisp, whisper, charisma, crescent, azure, mystery, fantasy, miracle and 142 more...
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Words For Novel (Part 3)
fibers, gypsy, polymer, schism, syphilitic garden..., holocaust, scrutinant, contemplate, aftermath, consequence, deadlock, impasse and 153 more...
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word tank
a couple words
logolepsy, nefarious, quintessential, tintinnabulation, serendipity, rhapsody, palimpsest, panoply, mellifluous, imbue, loquacious, garrulous and 174 more...
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Out of Book Words
commiserate, equanimity, dulcet, cursory, diffident, profligate, egregious, precocious, dissemble, aggregate, efficacy, ingenuous and 100 more...
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funsilly
just to be stupid
Tweets
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