effervescent

English

WOTD – 6 October 2007

Etymology

From French effervescent, from Latin effervēscō (“boil up”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (US):

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• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -ɛsənt

Adjective

effervescent (comparative more effervescent, superlative most effervescent)

1. (of a liquid) Giving off bubbles; fizzy.

   Synonyms: bubbly, sparkling, (archaic) ebullient; see also Thesaurus:effervescent

2. (figurative) Vivacious and enthusiastic.

   Synonyms: lively, high-spirited, animated, ebullient, buoyant; see also Thesaurus:active

   • 1838, [Letitia Elizabeth] Landon (indicated as editor), chapter XVII, in Duty and Inclination: […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, 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.

Derived terms

• effervescently
• effervescent tablet
• ineffervescent
• noneffervescent
• uneffervescent

Related terms

• effervesce
• effervescence
• effervescency
• effervescible
• effervescing
• effervescive

Translations

fizzy

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

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)

Further reading

• “effervescent”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “effervescent, adj.”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.

French

Etymology

From Latin effervēscentem.

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.

Latin

Verb

effervēscent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of effervēscō