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Definition
of a liquid: giving off bubbles (like a Coke)of a person: bubbly (lively and enthusiastic)
More rarely, effervescent can refer to a liquid that gives off a light spray as bubbles burst such in a bubble bath or some ocean waves.
- She is an effervescent and effective champion for public education.
effervescent = attractively highly spirited
- I prefer water with small bubbles so that the effervescence isn't overpowering.
- We're looking for someone who is more solid, more steady-going, and less effervescent.London, Jack -- Adventure
- She exhibited none of that effervescent joy at his appearance which we like to see in our mothers-in-law elect.Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville -- The Man Upstairs and Other Stories
- He raised the glass and slowly drank the soda. It was tepid, only faintly effervescent, delicious.Cormac McCarthy -- All the Pretty Horses
- She looked effervescent and fun—Sara Shepard -- Pretty Little Liars
- Now, I looked at Heidi, who was staring out the window over the sink, and remembered how I'd once seen her based on her effervescent e-mails and girly clothes, all flash, no substance.Sarah Dessen -- Along for the Ride
- his fertile effervescent mind
- Major Danby's effervescent optimism vanished instantly, and he broke out all at once into a bubbling sweat.Joseph Heller -- Catch-22
- This effervescence made her flit with a bird-like movement, rather than walk by her mother's side.Nathaniel Hawthorne -- The Scarlet Letter
- His eloquence and vehemence wrought the little man up to a degree of heat and effervescence....David McCullough -- John Adams
- The drops of logic Tess had let fall into the sea of his enthusiasm served to chill its effervescence to stagnation.Thomas Hardy -- Tess of the d'Urbervilles
- The affair was described to the messenger with all the effervescence of enthusiasm.Alexandre Dumas -- The Three Musketeers
- Anna, who I'd only met in passing, had always struck me as an effervescent creature.Kiera Cass -- The Selection
- I suppose your love will effervesce in six months, or less.Charlotte Bronte -- Jane Eyre
- Viscosity flattens the effervescence of panic.Susanna Kaysen -- Girl Interrupted
- Also in the mess tent was an effervescent young woman who introduced herself as Deshun Deysel and immediately invited Andy and me in for tea.Jon Krakauer -- Into Thin Air
- Soon after the completion of his college course, his whole nature was kindled into one intense and passionate effervescence of romantic passion.Harriet Beecher Stowe -- Uncle Tom's Cabin
- "Well, you're not exactly effervescent now, are you?"Christina Baker Kline -- Orphan Train
- At meetings of The Compassionate Friends, Joe had never seen any bereaved parent capable of this effervescence.Dean Koontz -- Sole Survivor
effervescent = bubbly (giving off bubbles)
effervescent = bubbly (lively and enthusiastic)
effervescent = bubbly (lively and enthusiastic)