fervid

American  

[fur-vid] / ˈfɜr vɪd /

adjective

1. heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm, etc..

   a fervid orator.

2. burning; glowing; intensely hot.

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Other Word Forms

• fervidity
  noun
• nonfervidness
  noun
• nonfervid
  adjective
• unfervid
  adjective
• fervidly
  adverb
• nonfervidly
  adverb
• unfervidly
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of fervid

First recorded in 1590–1600, fervid is from the Latin word fervidus boiling. See fervent, -id ⁴

Explanation

Fervid can be used to describe something that is physically hot such as “a fervid day in August,” but it is more often used to describe heated emotions like anger, love, or desire. When passions and emotions run wild, you should expect to hear some fervid language thrown about. The adjective fervid comes from the Latin fervidus which means “glowing, burning, or boiling.” It is often used like the word fiery. You might hear a politician deliver a fervid speech if he or she is particularly worked up over an issue.

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

fervid

Mr. Nézet-Séguin found the score’s oceanic qualities without wallowing in them, holding to its throughline even in the most fervid passages, and making the mood changes between the acts and within them clear.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026

The group’s members reached out to officials and neighbors, sent fervid emails and posted about the issue on social media.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2023

He credits his fervid lyricism in part to being born under the tropical sign of Cancer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2023

Though he had already optioned “Fellow Travelers,” he back-burnered it in favor of moving to Los Angeles and joining two Showtime series: first the punchy noir “Ray Donovan,” and then “Homeland,” the fervid espionage thriller.

From New York Times ● Oct. 23, 2023

It was now the sweetest hour of the twenty-four:—“Day its fervid fires had wasted,” and dew fell cool on panting plain and scorched summit.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë