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EFFERVESCENT
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Marked by high spirits or excitement
Example:
a row of sparkly cheerleaders
Synonyms:
bubbling; effervescent; frothy; scintillating; sparkly
Classified under:
Similar:
lively (full of life and energy)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(of a liquid) giving off bubbles
Classified under:
Similar:
bubbling; bubbly; effervescing; foaming; foamy; frothy; spumy (emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation)
aerated; charged (supplied with carbon dioxide)
fizzing; fizzy (hissing and bubbling)
carbonated (having carbonation (especially artificially carbonated))
Antonym:
noneffervescent (not effervescent)
Derivation:
effervesce (become bubbly or frothy or foaming)
effervescence (the property of giving off bubbles)
effervescence (the process of bubbling as gas escapes)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide
Example:
sparkling water
Synonyms:
effervescent; sparkling
Classified under:
Adjectives
Derivation:
effervesce (become bubbly or frothy or foaming)
