effervescent

English

WOTD - 6 October 2007    

Etymology

From Latin effervēscō (“boil up”)

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˌɛfəˈvɛsənt/, SAMPA: /%Ef@"vEs@nt/
• (US) IPA: /ˌɛfɚˈvɛsənt/, SAMPA: /%Ef@`"vEs@nt/

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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.

Related terms

• effervesce
• effervescence

Translations

fizzy

Bulgarian: пенлив (bg) Finnish: kupliva (fi), räiskyvä (fi), kuohuva (fi), poreileva (fi)

Spanish: efervescente (es)

enthusiastic

Bulgarian: възбуден (bg), ентусиазиран (bg) Finnish: innoissaan (fi) oleva (fi)

Spanish: efervescente (es)

Dutch: bruisend, bruisende

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Latin

Verb

effervēscent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of effervēscō