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ef·fer·ves·cent | \ ˌe-fər-ˈve-sᵊnt 
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\Definition of effervescent
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 Conditions 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
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Synonyms & Antonyms for effervescent
Synonyms
- bouncy,
- bubbly,
- buoyant,
- crank
- [chiefly dialect],
- exuberant,
- frolic,
- frolicsome,
- gamesome,
- gay,
- high-spirited,
- vivacious
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The first known use of effervescent was in 1833
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