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fervidity

[fur-vid] Origin

fer·vid

[fur-vid]
adjective
1.
heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm, etc.: a fervid orator.
2.
burning; glowing; intensely hot.

Origin:
1590–1600; < Latin fervidus boiling. See fervent, -id4

fer·vid·i·ty, noun
fer·vid·ly, adverb
non·fer·vid, adjective
non·fer·vid·ly, adverb
non·fer·vid·ness, noun
EXPAND
un·fer·vid, adjective
un·fer·vid·ly, adverb
COLLAPSE
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Word Origin & History

fervid
1590s, from L. fervidus "glowing, burning, vehement," from fervere "to boil, glow" (see brew). Figurative sense of "impassioned" is from 1650s. Related: Fervidly.
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