adj
Meaning 1
Giving off bubbles; fizzy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bubbly, sparkling, ebullient
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
effervescent
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɛfəˈvɛsənt/
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General-American: /ˌɛfɚˈvɛsənt/
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rhymes with -ɛsənt
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adj
Meaning 2
Vivacious and enthusiastic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lively, high-spirited, animated, ebullient, buoyant, abuzz, active, agile, airy, alive, animate, brisk, busy, busy as a bee, buxom, buzzing, diligent, driven, driving, dynamic, eager, effervescent, energetic, enthusiastic, expeditious, frisky, gay, genki, glowing, happy, hearty, impetuous, industrious, keen, kinetic, merry, mobile, motivated, moving, nimble, peppy, perky, restive, sassy, snappy, spirited, sprightly, sprunt, spry, vibrant, vigorous, vivacious, vivid, wanton, youthful, zealous, zestful, zippy
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 3
(of a liquid) giving off bubbles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: noneffervescent
adjective
Meaning 4
used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- sparkling wines
- sparkling water
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sparkling
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
marked by high spirits or excitement
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- his fertile effervescent mind
- scintillating personality
- a row of sparkly cheerleaders
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bubbling, frothy, scintillating, sparkly
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin effervescentem, from effervescere, from ex- + fervescere, from fervere. By surface analysis, ef- + Latin ferv- + -escent.
Across languages
Translations
32 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: пенлив (penliv) — fizzy
- Catalan: efervescent — fizzy
- Danish: brusende — fizzy
- Danish: sprudlende — fizzy
- Danish: boblende — fizzy
- Dutch: bruisend — fizzy
- Dutch: bruisende — fizzy
- Esperanto: ŝauma — fizzy
- Esperanto: eferveska — fizzy
- Finnish: kupliva — fizzy
- Finnish: räiskyvä — fizzy
- Finnish: kuohuva — fizzy
- Finnish: poreileva — fizzy
- French: effervescent — fizzy
- German: sprudelnd — fizzy
- German: brausend — fizzy
- Greek: αναβράζων (anavrázon) — fizzy
- Korean: 거품이 이는 (geopumi ineun) — fizzy
- Norwegian: sprudlende — fizzy
- Russian: шипучий (šipučij) — fizzy
- Spanish: efervescente — fizzy
- Turkish: efervesan — fizzy
- Bulgarian: възбуден (vǎzbuden) — enthusiastic
- Bulgarian: ентусиазиран (entusiaziran) — enthusiastic
- Catalan: efervescent — enthusiastic
- Finnish: innoissaan oleva — enthusiastic
- German: überschäumend — enthusiastic
- German: spritzig — enthusiastic
- Korean: 열광하는 (yeolgwanghaneun) — enthusiastic
- Norwegian: livlig — enthusiastic
- Russian: оживлённый (oživljónnyj) — enthusiastic
- Spanish: efervescente — enthusiastic