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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EFFERVES'CENT, a. Gently boiling or bubbling by means of the disengagement of an elastic fluid.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide; "sparkling wines"; "sparkling water" [syn: sparkling, effervescent] [ant: noneffervescent, still]
2: (of a liquid) giving off bubbles [ant: noneffervescent]
3: marked by high spirits or excitement; "his fertile effervescent mind"; "scintillating personality"; "a row of sparkly cheerleaders" [syn: bubbling, effervescent, frothy, scintillating, sparkly]

Merriam Webster's

adjective see effervesce

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Effervescent Ef`fer*ves"cent, a. [L. effervescences, p. pr. of effervescere: cf. F. effervescent.] Gently boiling or bubbling, by means of the disengagement of gas

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. An effervescent liquid is one that contains or releases bubbles of gas. ...an effervescent mineral water. ADJ 2. If you describe someone as effervescent, you mean that they are lively, entertaining, enthusiastic, and exciting. ...an effervescent blonde actress... = bubbly, vivacious ADJ [approval] • effervescence He wrote about Gillespie's effervescence, magnetism and commitment.

Moby Thesaurus

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