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fervent

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English fervent, from Old French fervent, from Latin fervens, ferventem, present participle of fervere (to boil, ferment, glow, rage).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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fervent (comparative more fervent, superlative most fervent)

  1. Exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, and/or belief.
  2. Having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, and/or passion.
    • 1876, Wilkie Collins, “Mr. Captain and the Nymph,”, in Little Novels:
      Never again would those fresh lips touch his lips with their fervent kiss!
  3. Glowing, burning, very hot.

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Translations

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin ferventem.

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Adjective

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fervent m or f (masculine and feminine plural fervents)

  1. fervent
    Synonym: fervorós

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French, from Latin ferventem.

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Adjective

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fervent (feminine fervente, masculine plural fervents, feminine plural ferventes)

  1. fervent

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Latin

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Verb

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fervent

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of ferveō

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old French fervent, from Latin fervēns, ferventem; compare fervour.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɛrˈvɛnt/, /ˈfɛrvɛnt/

Adjective

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fervent

  1. fervent (very hot)
  2. (by extension) tempestuous, fierce
  3. fervent (ardent, enthusiastic)
  4. (pathology) inflamed, feverous

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Descendants

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  • English: fervent
  • Scots: fervent

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French fervent, from Latin fervens.

Adjective

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fervent m or n (feminine singular ferventă, masculine plural fervenți, feminine and neuter plural fervente)

  1. fervent

Declension

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singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite fervent ferventă fervenți fervente
definite ferventul ferventa fervenții ferventele
genitive-
dative
indefinite fervent fervente fervenți fervente
definite ferventului ferventei fervenților ferventelor








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