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Someone called me effervescent today. I like that :) Of course, the same person also mentioned the word feminine with relation to me so perhaps we shouldn't listen to him.
Main Entry: ef·fer·vesce
Pronunciation: "e-f&r-'ves
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -vesced; -vesc·ing
Etymology: Latin effervescere, from ex- + fervescere to begin to boil, inchoative of fervEre to boil -- more at BREW
1 : to bubble, hiss, and foam as gas escapes
2 : to show liveliness or exhilaration
- ef·fer·ves·cence /-'ve-s&n(t)s/ noun
- ef·fer·ves·cent /-s&nt/ adjective
- ef·fer·ves·cent·ly adverb
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