different between effervescent vs fizz

English

Etymology

From French effervescent, from Latin efferv?sc? (“boil up”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??f??v?s?nt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??f??v?s?nt/
• Rhymes: -?s?nt

Adjective

effervescent (comparative more effervescent, superlative most effervescent)

1. (of a liquid) Giving off bubbles; fizzy.
2. Vivacious and enthusiastic.

Synonyms

• (giving off bubbles): bubbly, ebullient, sparkling; see also Thesaurus:effervescent

Related terms

• effervesce
• effervescence

Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin efferv?sc?ns.

Adjective

effervescent (feminine singular effervescente, masculine plural effervescents, feminine plural effervescentes)

1. effervescent

Related terms

• effervescence

Further reading

• “effervescent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

efferv?scent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of efferv?sc?

English

Etymology

Onomatopoeia.

Pronunciation

• enPR: f?z, IPA^(key): /f?z/
• Rhymes: -?z

Noun

fizz (countable and uncountable, plural fizzes)

1. An emission of a rapid stream of bubbles.

   I poured a cola and waited for the fizz to settle down before topping off the glass.

2. The sound of such an emission.

   Evan sat back in the hot tub and listened to the relaxing fizz and pops produced by the eruption of bubbles.

3. A carbonated beverage, especially champagne.

   Nathan ordered an orange fizz from the soda jerk at the counter.

Synonyms

• (emission of bubbles): effervescence, foam, froth, head
• (sound of bubbles): bubble, fizzle, hiss, sputter
• (carbonated beverage): pop, seltzer, soda, tonic

Translations

Verb

fizz (third-person singular simple present fizzes, present participle fizzing, simple past and past participle fizzed)

1. (intransitive) To emit bubbles.
2. (intransitive) To make a rapid hissing or bubbling sound.

   the fizzing fuse of a bomb

3. (intransitive) To shoot or project something moving at great velocity.
4. To travel at a great velocity, producing a sound caused by the speed.

Synonyms

• (emit bubbles): bubble, effervesce, foam, froth
• (make bubbling sound): fizzle, hiss, sizzle, sputter

Derived terms

• fizzy

Translations