fervency

[fur-vuhn-see]

noun

1. warmth or intensity of feeling; ardor; zeal; fervor.

ˈfervency

/ ˈfɜːvənsɪ /

noun

1. another word for fervour

Word History and Origins

Origin of fervency¹

1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin ferventia ( fervent, -ency ); replacing fervence < Middle French < Latin ferventia

Example Sentences

Audiences are constantly looking to see the wealthy get their butts handed to them, and the fervency of that desire has only grown as the disparity between economic classes has widened.

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Much later, Corniel’s sister told her that after witnessing the fervency of that prayer, she knew that Corniel was going to eventually make it out on the other side.

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Scores of university students on Wednesday marched to the parliamentary chambers in the capital, Kampala, to thank lawmakers for enacting the bill, underscoring the fervency of the bill’s supporters.

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“DragCon presents an outlet and an avenue to safely, fully, and authentically express oneself, I say that with such fervency, because I myself was that person who needed that space.”

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Johnson carefully captures their uncertain dance between the fervency of close friendship and pulsing attraction in each scene by channeling the reality of where they stand, physically and figuratively.

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