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adjective
1.
having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, etc.; ardent: a fervent admirer; a fervent plea.
2.
hot; burning; glowing.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English (< Anglo-French ) < Latin fervent- (stem of fervēns) present participle of fervēre to boil; see -ent
1350–1400; Middle English (< Anglo-French ) < Latin fervent- (stem of fervēns) present participle of fervēre to boil; see -ent
Related forms
fer·vent·ly, adverb
fer·vent·ness, noun
non·fer·vent, adjective
non·fer·vent·ly, adverb
non·fer·vent·ness, noun
EXPANDo·ver·fer·vent, adjective
o·ver·fer·vent·ly, adverb
o·ver·fer·vent·ness, noun
su·per·fer·vent, adjective
su·per·fer·vent·ly, adverb
un·fer·vent, adjective
un·fer·vent·ly, adverb
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. fervid, impassioned, passionate.
1. fervid, impassioned, passionate.
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Fervent
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Word Origin & History
fervent
mid-14c., from L. fervens (gen. ferventis) "glowing," prp. of fervere "to boil, glow," from PIE base *bhreu- (see brew). The figurative sense of "impassioned" is first attested c.1400. Related: Fervency; fervently.
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