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fervency

[ fur-vuh n-see ]
/ ˈfɜr vən si /
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noun

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

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RELATED WORDS

emotion, heart, intensity, zest, fire, ardor, gusto, zeal, fury, vehemence, fervor, enthusiasm

Nearby words

fertilizin, ferula, ferule, ferulic acid, ferv., fervency, fervent, fervently, fervid, fervidly, fervidor

Origin of fervency

1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin ferventia (see fervent, -ency); replacing fervence < Middle French < Latin ferventia
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British Dictionary definitions for fervency

fervency

/ (ˈfɜːvənsɪ) /

noun plural -cies

another word for fervour
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