fervent
[ fur-vuhnt ]
/ ˈfɜr vənt /
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
1350–1400; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin
fervent- (stem of
fervēns) present participle of
fervēre to boil; see
-ent
OTHER WORDS FROM fervent
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Example sentences from the Web for fervent
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
Derived forms of fervent
fervently or fervidly, adverb ferventness or fervidness, nounWord Origin for fervent
C14: from Latin
fervēre to boil, glow