effervescent
adjective
ef·fer·ves·cent
ˌe-fər-ˈve-sᵊnt 
1
: having the property of forming bubbles : marked by or producing effervescence
an effervescent beverage
effervescent salts
an effervescent tablet
2
: marked by or expressing an appealingly lively quality
an effervescent person/personality
a song with an effervescent melody
She was a marvel with the press: fresh, direct, effervescent.—
Bruce Anderson
Bruce AndersonConditions being as they were at Brinkley Court … I hadn't expected the evening meal to be particularly effervescent. Nor was it. Silent. Sombre. The whole thing more than a bit like Christmas dinner on Devil's Island.—P. G. Wodehouse
P. G. Wodehouse
effervescently
adverb
Ultimately, it was quite remarkable what this routine, nonstop sports vacation had done for this effervescently fit sportsman.
—Curry Kirkpatrick
Curry Kirkpatrick
Examples of effervescent in a Sentence
candidates for positions on the cheerleading squad should have naturally effervescent personalities
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—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025
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—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2025
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Jennifer Schwartz, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2025
Fresh, effervescent and lively with flavor.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Homemade strawberry shrub, complete with apple cider vinegar and fresh ginger, is the base for this effervescent cocktail, which is topped with sparkling mineral water.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025
Pair dragon fruit—the pink, mildly sweet flesh of the funky tropical fruit—with mini dragon egg-sized scoops of melon sorbet and effervescent Prosecco.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for effervescent
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“Effervescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/effervescent. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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