effervescent
5
7.1
- adjective
- /ˌɛfərˈvɛsənt/
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vivaz
- The effervescent laughter of children playing in the park filled the air.
- effervescent personality
- effervescent chatter
- effervescent host
The feeling tone is light, it's effervescent.
- The feeling tone is light, it's effervescent.
- You know, when you have a kind of effervescent live acting, the actors, the performance are so good.
- Like what about, you know, his philosophy on food or life that you find so infectious and and so, you know, effervescent and invigorating?
Examples
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There really aren't enough superlatives to describe the effervescent duo of Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood—they're simply the best.
Blog text (18) -
Also, he found Meredith's energy and effervescent personality most appealing; they buoyed him up, gave him a sense of elan, the like of which he had not experienced in a long time.
Fiction book (1996) -
I take back everything I said about her being effervescent.
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Young people are effervescent, full of life, busy with their own trivial concerns.
Fiction book (1998) -
She's effervescent and runs to hug him.
Fiction book (1992) -
I see this as a reflection of Erica's effervescent, wild life-is-a-party personality.
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You look positively effervescent.
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Her effervescent personality brightened everyone's mood at the party.
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He is known for his effervescent charm, which makes people feel at ease.
Synonyms
175
2.7
Very excited and interested in something
171
1.0
Full of happiness and cheer
111
1.3
Having a lot of energy and enthusiasm
93
1.6
Full of energy and active
81
4.1
Full of energy and activity that makes people feel excited
79
1.0
Happy and lively in a friendly way
45
4.1
Cheerful and full of energy
30
3.8
Full of energy and enthusiasm
20
3.2
Full of cheerful energy and excitement
18
5.9
Very happy and full of energy
16
2.0
Full of energy and cheerful movement
15
7.0
Full of energy and cheer that attracts other people
12
3.9
Happy and friendly in a lively, joking way
12
2.1
Being very active and excited to do things
7
5.8
Cheerful and full of energy
6
3.9
Full of energy and excitement
6
5.7
Full of energy and lively
5
8.2
Very lively and full of energy
5
8.1
Very clever and lively in speech or writing that keeps people interested
5
3.7
Full of lively energy and cheer
4
6.2
Friendly and cheerful when with other people, enjoying talk and laughter
2
4.1
Full of energy and enthusiasm that excites others
2
3.1
Feeling happy and full of energy
1
4.1
Full of energy and enthusiasm
1
5.4
Full of energy and joy
1
8.2
Full of lively energy and creative excitement
1
8.9
Cheerful and lively in a way that makes people happy
1
9.9
Smiling brightly because you feel happy
Showing lively, happy energy
A little strong color, light, or look that seems cheerful and lively
Being full of energy and cheerful
Antonyms
How Lively
Surface Forms
Morphology
effervescent = effervesce (semi-transparent) = effervesce + ent
The form is regularly built from 'effervesce' + '-ent', but the sense 'lively, enthusiastic' is a metaphorical extension rather than a fully literal compositional meaning.
Etymology
Effervescent also describes a person who is lively and full of energy. It comes from the same Latin parts ef- from ex- meaning 'out' and fervescere meaning 'to boil up', so you can think of someone 'bubbling' with energy like a fizzy drink, which is why effervescent means lively and energetic.