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fervent

[ fur-vuhnt ]
/ ˈfɜr vənt /
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adjective

having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, etc.; ardent: a fervent admirer; a fervent plea.
hot; burning; glowing.

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RELATED WORDS

passionately, sincerely, earnestly, vigorously, actively, willingly, cordially, promptly, intently, zealously, heartily, gladly, energetically, readily, breathlessly, hungrily, impatiently, enthusiastically, ardently, longingly

Nearby words

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

Origin of fervent

1350–1400; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin fervent- (stem of fervēns) present participle of fervēre to boil; see -ent
Related forms
Can be confusedfervent fever feverish
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British Dictionary definitions for fervently

fervent

fervid (ˈfɜːvɪd)

/ (ˈfɜːvənt) /

adjective

intensely passionate; ardenta fervent desire to change society
archaic, or poetic boiling, burning, or glowingfervent heat
Derived Formsfervently or fervidly, adverbferventness or fervidness, noun

Word Origin for fervent

C14: from Latin fervēre to boil, glow
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Word Origin and History for fervently

fervent

adj.

mid-14c., from Old French fervent, from Latin ferventem (nominative fervens) "boiling, hot, glowing," figuratively "violent, impetuous, furious," present participle of fervere "to boil, glow," from PIE root *bhreue- (see brew). The figurative sense of "impassioned" is first attested c.1400. Related: Fervency; fervently.

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