Definition of effervescent
Adjectives
used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide
- Synonyms:
- sparkling
- Antonyms:
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still
not sparkling
- noneffervescent
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(of a liquid) giving off bubbles
- Synonyms:
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bubbling, bubbly, effervescing, foaming, foamy, frothy, spumy
emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
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aerated, charged
supplied with carbon dioxide
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fizzing, fizzy
hissing and bubbling
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carbonated
having carbonation (especially artificially carbonated)
- Antonyms:
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noneffervescent
not effervescent
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flat
having lost effervescence
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noncarbonated, uncarbonated
not having carbonation
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marked by high spirits or excitement
"his fertile effervescent mind"
- Synonyms:
- bubbling, frothy, scintillating, sparkly
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lively
full of life and energy
Vocabulary Lists for effervescent
- abaft
- abase
- abate
- abdicate
- abet
WordMasters: Grade 6 Blue Division Nov-Dec '08 »(25 words)
http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wordmasters/1566/
- retinue
- forage
- detrimental
- accolade
- recede
- abate
- acrostic
- adamant
- adamantly
- alleviate

