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bubbliness

bubbliness

1 2.3
A quality of having many small bubbles, for example in champagne
  • noun
  • /ˈbʌb.lɪ.nəs/
translation icon : efervescencia

Examples

  • My colleague was unrestrainedly effusive and made a show of asking Freeman for his autograph for her partner, but I played the straight man to her bubbliness and declared mine was solely for me, thanks.

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  • The cake had a delightful bubbliness that made it light and fluffy.

  • We loved the bubbliness of the champagne as it bubbled in the glass.

  • Childhood memories often bring a sense of bubbliness that fills us with joy.

Synonyms

effervescence
vsbubbliness
  • Specialized
2 7.4

Bubbling when gas comes out of a liquid, like in fizzy drinks

is a static quality of having or giving off bubbles not the process
frothiness
vsbubbliness
1 6.3

A top layer of small bubbles or light foam on a drink

is about being full of bubbles rather than emphasizing production
foaminess
vsbubbliness
4.4

The state of having many small bubbles, like on soap or beer

is a general state of being full of bubbles or giving them off

Antonyms

emptiness
14 3.6

A space or place that has nothing in it

flatness
3 2.9

A level area with hardly any hills

How Bubbly

effervescence
  • Specialized
2 7.4
fizzing
3.5
bubbliness
1 2.3
flatness
3 2.9

Surface Forms

bubbliness singular
bubblinesses plural

Morphology

bubbliness = bubbly (transparent) = bubble + iness

The word 'bubbliness' is transparently derived from 'bubbly' with the addition of the suffix '-ness', indicating a state or quality.

Etymology

The word bubbliness comes from bubble ('small round pocket of air in a liquid') plus the ending -ness ('state' or 'quality'), so it literally means 'the state of being full of bubbles'. A helpful image is champagne or sparkling water that looks and feels 'bubbly', and by extension bubbliness can describe a lively, cheerful mood.