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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
ef·fer·ves·cent       [ef-er-ves-uhnt] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.effervescing; bubbling.
2.vivacious; gay; lively; sparkling.
[Origin: 1675–85; < L effervéscent- (s. of effervéscéns), prp. of effervéscere to effervesce; see -ent]

—Related forms
ef·fer·ves·cent·ly, adverb
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ef·fer·vesce       (ěf'ər-věs')  Pronunciation Key 
intr.v.   ef·fer·vesced, ef·fer·vesc·ing, ef·fer·vesc·es
  1. To emit small bubbles of gas, as a carbonated or fermenting liquid.
  2. To escape from a liquid as bubbles; bubble up.
  3. To show high spirits or animation.


[Latin effervēscere : ex-, up, out; see ex- + fervēscere, to start boiling, inchoative of fervēre, to boil; see bhreu- in Indo-European roots.]

ef'fer·ves'cence, ef'fer·ves'cen·cy n., ef'fer·ves'cent adj., ef'fer·ves'cent·ly adv.
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effervescent

adjective
1. used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide; "sparkling wines"; "sparkling water" [syn: sparkling] [ant: noneffervescent] 
2. (of a liquid) giving off bubbles [ant: noneffervescent] 
3. marked by high spirits or excitement; "his fertile effervescent mind"; "scintillating personality"; "a row of sparkly cheerleaders" [syn: bubbling] 

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Effervescent

Ef`fer*ves"cent\, a. [L. effervescences, p. pr. of effervescere: cf. F. effervescent.] Gently boiling or bubbling, by means of the disengagement of gas

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