fervent
[ fur-vuhnt ]
adjective
having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, etc.; ardent: a fervent admirer; a fervent plea.
hot; burning; glowing.
Origin of fervent
1First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Anglo-French or directly from Latin fervent- (stem of fervēns ) present participle of fervēre “to boil”; see -ent
Other words for fervent
Other words from fervent
- fer·vent·ly, adverb
- fer·vent·ness, noun
- non·fer·vent, adjective
- non·fer·vent·ness, noun
- o·ver·fer·vent, adjective
- o·ver·fer·vent·ness, noun
- su·per·fer·vent, adjective
- un·fer·vent, adjective
Words that may be confused with fervent
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British Dictionary definitions for fervent
fervent
fervid (ˈfɜːvɪd)
/ (ˈfɜːvənt) /
adjective
intensely passionate; ardent: a fervent desire to change society
archaic, or poetic boiling, burning, or glowing: fervent heat
Origin of fervent
1C14: from Latin fervēre to boil, glow
Derived forms of fervent
- fervently or fervidly, adverb
- ferventness or fervidness, noun
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