effervescence, effervescency

[Fr., from Lat. effervescens, pa. par. of effervesco.] 1. Lit .: A state of natural ebullition; that commotion of a fluid which takes place when some part of the ma flies off in a gaseous form, producing innumerable small bubbles. 2. Fig .: Strong excitement; a heated state of the feelings; ebullition of feeling. "Our mercurial kinsmen's political effervescence and exuberance." - London Daily Telegraph. For the difference between effervescence and ebullition , see EBULLITION.