effervescence

American  

[ef-er-ves-uhns] / ˌɛf ərˈvɛs əns /

noun

plural

effervescences

1. the quality or fact of being effervescent; bubbliness.

2. an instance of being effervescent; something effervescent.

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effervescence Scientific  

/ ĕf′ər-vĕs′əns /

1. The bubbling of a solution due to the escape of gas. The gas may form by a chemical reaction, as in a fermenting liquid, or by coming out of solution after having been under pressure, as in a carbonated drink.

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Explanation

Soda has effervescence. How can you tell? Just look for bubbles. Things that bubble have effervescence. Effervescence derives from French. To pronounce it correctly, say "eff er VES ence." Originally it meant "the action of boiling up," but it has also come to mean "lively," such as the effervescence of someone who has energy and charisma. It is the opposite of flatness, in which things seem slow, dead, or just "off," like all the air — or energy — is gone.

Example Sentences

“Sucker for Love” has the effervescence of an ’80s synth-pop tune in the vein of Madonna’s first album, with more open space in the sequenced rhythms and a bouncy melody packed with hooks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

"It just comes from, like, the most infectiously joyful, wild, dramatic place I was in in my life... and so that effervescence has come through on this record," she said.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025

With so much of Callas’ later life happening away from the public eye, Jolie is free to create her own myth, and she brings an effervescence to Maria that is nothing short of hypnotic.

From Salon • Sep. 28, 2024

It was the effervescence Montes displayed once he reached third base safely.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 2024

Mrs. Lawrence missed Emeline and the way her effervescence and physical brightness—her prettiness and sunflower hair—lit the sullen halls of Holmes’s building.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson