fervent

[fur-vuhnt]

adjective

1. having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, etc.; ardent.

   a fervent admirer; a fervent plea.

   Synonyms: passionate, impassioned, fervid

2. hot; burning; glowing.

fervent

/ ˈfɜːvɪd, ˈfɜːvənt /

adjective

1. intensely passionate; ardent

   a fervent desire to change society

2. archaic,  boiling, burning, or glowing

   fervent heat

Other Word Forms

• fervently adverb
• ferventness noun
• nonfervent adjective
• nonferventness noun
• overfervent adjective
• overferventness noun
• superfervent adjective
• unfervent adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fervent¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Anglo-French or directly from Latin fervent- (stem of fervēns ) present participle of fervēre “to boil”; -ent

Word History and Origins

Origin of fervent¹

C14: from Latin fervēre to boil, glow

Example Sentences

There is dismay among some of his most fervent supporters about his repeatedly expressed enthusiasm for high-skilled immigration and H-1B visas.

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The actor, who famously performs his own stunts, has also been a fervent advocate for cinema as the streaming industry and social media compete for viewers' time and attention.

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Supporters responded with a fervent show of support for the ex-Burnley boss, roaring on the side even after they thought Jan Bednarek had levelled, before it was ruled out for offside.

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It’s the most fervent representation of what feels like Hit-Boy enacting a cinematic rebirth.

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Their urgency to change it in last year’s playoffs was fervent.

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Related Words

• ardent 
• devout 
• earnest 
• ecstatic 
• emotional 
• heartfelt 
• impassioned 
• intense 
• passionate 
• pious 
• religious 
• sincere 
• vehement 
• zealous