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fervent

[ fur-vuhnt ]

adjective

  1. having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, etc.; ardent:

    a fervent admirer; a fervent plea.

    Synonyms: passionate, impassioned, fervid

  2. hot; burning; glowing.


fervent

/ ˈfɜːvɪd; ˈfɜːvənt /

adjective

  1. intensely passionate; ardent

    a fervent desire to change society

  2. archaic.
    boiling, burning, or glowing

    fervent heat

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈfervently, adverb
  • ˈferventness, noun
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Other Words From

  • 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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fervent1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Anglo-French or directly from Latin fervent- (stem of fervēns ) present participle of fervēre “to boil”; -ent
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fervent1

C14: from Latin fervēre to boil, glow
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Example Sentences

It just shows you with longevity, drive and this fervent passion for what you do, what can be produced at this age.

He argued that "the next money is coming from more fervent opposition to MAGA, not less."

From Salon

When she first appeared onstage in the late 1940s, she immediately demonstrated a voice to be reckoned with and a fervent vocal theatricality.

The lawsuits against Daoud and his wife were made public in Algeria on Wednesday by lawyer Fatima Benbraham, a woman described by Le Monde newspaper as a “fervent supporter of the regime”.

From BBC

Dating to Jan. 6, 2021, when he rallied thousands of his most fervent acolytes and urged them to march on the U.S.

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