fervid

[fur-vid]

adjective

1. heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm, etc..

   a fervid orator.

2. burning; glowing; intensely hot.

Other Word Forms

• fervidity noun
• fervidly adverb
• nonfervid adjective
• nonfervidly adverb
• nonfervidness noun
• unfervid adjective
• unfervidly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of fervid¹

First recorded in 1590–1600, fervid is from the Latin word fervidus boiling. See fervent, -id ⁴

Example Sentences

Our parasocial investment in stars is worlds more fervid, but now that women are also superstars, those old ways are mostly dead as long as you hold sufficient capital.

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So fervid was the excitement that many local news sites published guides to public election parties, where Bay Area residents could go celebrate or — though no one would dare say it — mourn the results.

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With its fervid, billowing patriotism and ruminative pastoral interludes, this music sometimes struggles to cross national boundaries.

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The move, made on March 27, is the latest example of K-pop stars responding to the pressures they face from the fervid online fan culture in South Korea.

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For decades Ms. Coleman operated at the center of a fervid community of journalists and activists in and around Berkeley.

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