fervid

[ fur-vid ]

/ ˈfɜr vɪd /

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adjective

heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm, etc.: a fervid orator.

burning; glowing; intensely hot.

RELATED WORDS

ardent, impassioned

Nearby words

Origin of fervid

First recorded in 1590–1600, fervid is from the Latin word fervidus boiling. See fervent, -id⁴

Related forms

fer·vid·i·ty, nounfer·vid·ly, adverbnon·fer·vid, adjectivenon·fer·vid·ly, adverb

non·fer·vid·ness, nounun·fer·vid, adjectiveun·fer·vid·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for fervid

That left the small but fervid legion of believers who had dropped everything feeling upset and sheepish.
8 Questions About the New Rapture|David A. Graham|October 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Now that the wedding is on, all of the fervid speculation of the last few years seems justified.
William and Kate's Love Story|The Daily Beast|November 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST
But our current fervid post-boom angst and rage has fueled most of the bad reviews.
Why We Despise Sex and the City|Choire Sicha|May 31, 2010|DAILY BEAST
He turned to her with congratulatory admiration so fervid that she shrank somewhat, notwithstanding that she knew him so well.
The Mayor of Casterbridge|Thomas Hardy

Mrs. Cranceford knew that he must be in love; so did the Major, but he could not conjecture the object of so fervid a passion.
An Arkansas Planter|Opie Percival Read
His fervid activity devoured whole piles of documents; he changed the colours of the postage stamps fourteen times in one week.
Penguin Island|Anatole France
He began simply and calmly; but, as he proceeded, the fervid soul broke forth in words of surpassing power.
Charles Sumner; his complete works, volume 7 (of 20)|Charles Sumner
It was one of his most fervid beliefs that he had selected a growing town, conspicuous for its enterprise.
The Precipice|Elia Wilkinson Peattie

Word Origin and History for fervid

fervid

adj.

1590s, from Latin fervidus "glowing, burning; vehement, fervid," from fervere "to boil, glow" (see brew (v.)). Figurative sense of "impassioned" is from 1650s. Related: Fervidly.