effervescence

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the process of bubbling as gas escapes
  2. noun the property of giving off bubbles

Etymology

Borrowed from French effervescence. By surface analysis, ef- + Latin ferv- + -escence.

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