effervescent

From Latin effervēscō (“boil up”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɛfəˈvɛsənt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɛfɚˈvɛsənt/

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• Rhymes: -ɛsənt

effervescent (comparative more effervescent, superlative most effervescent)

1. (of a liquid) Giving off bubbles; fizzy.
2. Vivacious and enthusiastic.
   • 2012 April 22, Sam Sheringham, “Liverpool 0-1 West Brom”, in BBC Sport‎:

     The effervescent Suarez then went close again as he worked space for a shot after a mazy run but could not keep his close-range shot below the crossbar.

• effervesce
• effervescence

effervescent (feminine singular effervescente, masculine plural effervescents, feminine plural effervescentes)

1. effervescent

• “effervescent” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

effervēscent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of effervēscō