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fervidity
[
fur
-vid
]
Origin
fer·vid
/
ˈfɜr
vɪd
/
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[
fur
-vid
]
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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
,
-id
4
Related forms
fer·vid·i·ty,
noun
fer·vid·ly,
adverb
non·fer·vid,
adjective
non·fer·vid·ly,
adverb
non·fer·vid·ness,
noun
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un·fer·vid,
adjective
un·fer·vid·ly,
adverb
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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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