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

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British Dictionary definitions for fervently

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, noun

Word Origin for fervent

C14: from Latin fervēre to boil, glow