un-fervid
vɪd adjective
1.
heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm, etc.: a fervid orator.
2.
burning; glowing; intensely hot.
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fervent or fervid (ˈfɜːvənt, ˈfɜːvɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 | |
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Un-fervid
is always a great word to know.
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| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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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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