Meanings
comparative more effervescent · superlative most effervescent
- figurativelyVivacious and enthusiastic.
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.
2012 April 22, Sam Sheringham, “Liverpool 0-1 West Brom”, in BBC Sport1 more example
"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."
1838, [Letitia Elizabeth] Landon (indicated as editor), chapter XVII, in Duty and Inclination: […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 223Synonyms: lively, high-spirited, animated, ebullient, buoyant, abuzz, active, agile
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveVivacious and enthusiastic.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveused of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide
adjective(of a liquid) giving off bubbles
adjectivemarked by high spirits or excitement
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latineffervescentem
- Englisheffervescent
From Latin effervescentem, from effervescere, from ex- + fervescere, from fervere. By surface analysis, ef- + Latin ferv- + -escent.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian пенлив, възбуден
- пенлив (penliv)fizzy
- възбуден (văzbuden)enthusiastic
- ентусиазиран (entusiaziran)enthusiastic
Catalan efervescent, efervescent
- efervescentfizzy
- efervescententhusiastic
Danish brusende, sprudlende
- brusendefizzy
- sprudlendefizzy
- boblendefizzy
Dutch bruisend, bruisende
- bruisendfizzy
- bruisendefizzy
Esperanto ŝauma, eferveska
- ŝaumafizzy
- eferveskafizzy
Finnish kupliva, räiskyvä
- kuplivafizzy
- räiskyväfizzy
- kuohuvafizzy
- poreilevafizzy
- innoissaan olevaenthusiastic
French effervescent
- effervescentfizzy
German sprudelnd, brausend
- sprudelndfizzy
- brausendfizzy
- überschäumendenthusiastic
- spritzigenthusiastic
Greek αναβράζων
- αναβράζων (anavrázon)fizzy
Korean 거품이 이는, 열광하는
- 거품이 이는 (geopumi ineun)fizzy
- 열광하는 (yeolgwanghaneun)enthusiastic
Norwegian sprudlende, livlig
- sprudlendefizzy
- livligenthusiastic
Russian шипучий, оживлённый
- шипучий (šipučij)fizzy
- оживлённый (oživljónnyj)enthusiastic
Spanish efervescente, efervescente
- efervescentefizzy
- efervescenteenthusiastic
Turkish efervesan
- efervesanfizzy
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with effervescent
Cite this entry
effervescent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effervescent
“effervescent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effervescent. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “effervescent,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effervescent.
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