Hypertext Webster Gateway: "effervescent"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
effervescent
adj 1: used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially
with carbon dioxide; "sparkling wines"; "sparkling
water" [syn: {sparkling}] [ant: {still}]
2: (of a liquid) giving off bubbles [ant: {noneffervescent}]
3: marked by high spirits or excitement; "his fertile
effervescent mind"; "scintillating personality";
"sparkling conversation"; "a row of sparkly cheerleaders"
[syn: {bubbling}, {scintillating}, {sparkling}, {sparkly}]
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