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Webster 1913 Edition


Effervescent

Efˊfer-ves′cent

,
Adj.
[L.
effervescences
, p. pr. of
effervescere
: cf. F.
effervescent
.]
Gently boiling or bubbling, by means of the disengagement of gas

Webster 1828 Edition


Effervescent

EFFERVES'CENT

,
Adj.
Gently boiling or bubbling by means of the disengagement of an elastic fluid.

Definition 2024


effervescent

effervescent

English

Adjective

effervescent (comparative more effervescent, superlative most effervescent)

  1. (of a liquid) Giving off bubbles; fizzy.
  2. Vivacious and enthusiastic.
    • 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.

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Translations


French

Adjective

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

  1. effervescent

Latin

Verb

effervēscent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of effervēscō