fervent
[ fur-vuhnt ]
/ ˈfɜr vənt /
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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Origin of fervent
1350–1400; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin fervent- (stem of fervēns) present participle of fervēre to boil; see -ent
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fervent
fervid (ˈfɜːvɪd)
/ (ˈfɜːvənt) /
adjective
intensely passionate; ardenta fervent desire to change society
archaic, or poetic boiling, burning, or glowingfervent heat
Derived Forms
fervently or fervidly, adverbferventness or fervidness, nounWord Origin for fervent
C14: from Latin fervēre to boil, glow
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