fervent

fer·vent  (fûrvnt)

adj.

1. Having or showing great emotion or zeal; ardent: fervent protests; a fervent admirer.

2. Extremely hot; glowing.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin fervns, fervent-, present participle of fervre, to boil; see bhreu- in Indo-European roots.]

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fervent·ly adv.

fervent·ness n.

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fervent or fervid

Adjective

intensely sincere and passionate [Latin fervere to boil]

fervently adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	fervent - characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair" ardent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torrid passionate - having or expressing strong emotions
	2.	fervent - extremely hot; "the fervent heat...merely communicated a genial warmth to their half-torpid systems"- Nathaniel Hawthorne; "set out...when the fervid heat subsides"- Frances Trollope fervid hot - used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning; "hot stove"; "hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room"; "she's hot and tired"; "a hot forehead"

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fervent

adjective ardent, earnest, enthusiastic, fervid, passionate, warm, excited, emotional, intense, flaming, eager, animated, fiery, ecstatic, devout, heartfelt, impassioned, zealous, vehement, perfervid (literary) << OPPOSITE apathetic

USAGE Care should be taken when using fervid as an alternative to fervent. Although both come from the same root and share the meaning `intense, ardent', fervent has largely positive connotations, and is associated with hopes, wishes, and beliefs, or admirers, supporters, and fans. Apart from being used less often than fervent, fervid is chiefly negative: in the fervid politics of New York city. A fervent kiss from an admirer would probably be welcome; a fervid one would not.

Translations

fervent [ˈfəːvənt] adj → ferviente

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fervent [ˈfəːvənt] adj → fervent(e) → ardent(e)

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fervent [ˈfəːvənt] adj → leidenschaftlich;

(admirer) → glühend

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fervent [ˈfəːvənt] adj → ardente, fervente