fervid

American  

[fur-vid] / ˈfɜr vɪd /

adjective

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

   a fervid orator.

2. burning; glowing; intensely hot.

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Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of fervid

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

Example Sentences

Mr. Nézet-Séguin found the score’s oceanic qualities without wallowing in them, holding to its throughline even in the most fervid passages, and making the mood changes between the acts and within them clear.

From The Wall Street Journal

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.

From Salon

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From New York Times

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.

From New York Times