effervescent

effervescent

English

WOTD – 6 October 2007

Etymology

From French effervescent, from Latin effervēscō (“boil up”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɛfəˈvɛsənt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɛfɚˈvɛsənt/

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• Rhymes: -ɛsənt

Adjective

effervescent (comparative more effervescent, superlative most effervescent)

1. (of a liquid) Giving off bubbles; fizzy.
2. Vivacious and enthusiastic.
   • 1838, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Duty and Inclination, volume III, London: Henry Colburn, page 223:

     "It is rarely in human life," rejoined Douglas, "we realize the inimitable paintings our imaginations form, and less so during the effervescent period of youth. The bright impression glows upon the fancy, ravishes the mental view, but ere long vanishes, and leaves the prospect desolate and forlorn."

   • 2012 April 22, Sam Sheringham, “Liverpool 0-1 West Brom”, in BBC Sport‎:

     The effervescent Suarez then went close again as he worked space for a shot after a mazy run but could not keep his close-range shot below the crossbar.

Synonyms

• (giving off bubbles): bubbly, ebullient, sparkling, vivacious; see also Thesaurus:effervescent

Derived terms

• effervescent tablet

Related terms

• effervesce
• effervescence

Translations

fizzy

Bulgarian: пенлив (bg) (penliv) Catalan: efervescent Dutch: bruisend (nl), bruisende (nl) Esperanto: ŝauma, eferveska Finnish: kupliva, räiskyvä, kuohuva, poreileva German: sprudelnd (de), brausend (de) Greek: αναβράζων (el) m (anavrázon) Korean: 거품이 이는 (geopumi ineun) Russian: шипучий (ru) (šipučij) Spanish: efervescente (es)

enthusiastic

Bulgarian: възбуден (bg) (vǎzbuden), ентусиазиран (bg) (entusiaziran) Catalan: efervescent Finnish: innoissaan oleva German: überschäumend (de), spritzig (de) Korean: 열광하는 (yeolgwanghaneun) Russian: оживлённый (ru) (oživljónnyj) Spanish: efervescente (es)

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French

Etymology

From Latin effervēscēns.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

effervescent (feminine effervescente, masculine plural effervescents, feminine plural effervescentes)

1. effervescent

Related terms

• effervescence

Further reading

• “effervescent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Latin

Verb

effervēscent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of effervēscō