fervent
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vənt 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
o·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
Synonyms
1. fervid, impassioned, passionate.
1. fervid, impassioned, passionate.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | intensely passionate; ardent: a fervent desire to change society |
| 2. | archaic, poetic or boiling, burning, or glowing: fervent heat |
| [C14: from Latin fervēre to boil, glow] | |
| fervid or fervid | |
| —adj | |
| [C14: from Latin fervēre to boil, glow] | |
| 'fervently or fervid | |
| —adv | |
| 'fervidly or fervid | |
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| 'ferventness or fervid | |
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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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Example sentences
The combination of fervent populaces and unchecked leaders gave rise to the law of the mob, writ frighteningly large.
These moments can cause irrational acts or imprint fervent memories on a wanton brain.
She's become a fixture on news programmes and fervent advocate of green investment.
The visitors themselves aren't really visitors but devotees, meditative and fervent.
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