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

ferulic acid, ferv., fervency, fervent, fervently, fervid, fervidly, fervidor, fervor, fervour, fescennine

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

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.