effervescent

Questions about effervescent

What does effervescent mean?

effervescent means "used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in effervescent?

effervescent has 4 syllables: ef-fer-ves-cent. The stress falls on "ves". In IPA it is /ˌɛfɚˈvɛsənt/.

What is another word for effervescent?

Close synonyms include sparkling, bubbling, frothy, scintillating, sparkly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of effervescent?

The recorded antonyms are noneffervescent.

Is effervescent a common word?

effervescent is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.