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fer·vent
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ˈfɜr
vənt
/
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fur
-v
uh
nt
]
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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
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
Can be confused:
fervent,
fever
,
feverish
.
Synonyms
1.
fervid, impassioned, passionate.
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World English Dictionary
fervent
or
fervid
(ˈfɜːvənt, ˈfɜːvɪd)
—
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
—
adv
'ferventness
or
fervid
—
n
'fervidness
or
fervid
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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She's become a fixture on news programmes and
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investment.
The visitors themselves aren't really visitors but devotees, meditative and
fervent
.
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fervent
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Indians are engaged in a
fervent
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fervent
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Additionally, the
fervent
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The show went on, and the wrenching absence of its honoree made it all the more
fervent
a celebration.
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fervent
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