 fervent |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] characterized by intense emotion | |
| Synonyms: | impassioned fiery burning ardent perfervid torrid fervid | |
| Examples: | "ardent love" "an ardent lover" "a burning enthusiasm" "a fervent desire to change society" "a fervent admirer" "fiery oratory" "an impassioned appeal" "a torrid love affair" |
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| Related terms: | passionate | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] sincerely or intensely felt | |
| Synonyms: | cordial | |
| Examples: | "a cordial regard for his visitor's comfort" "a cordial abhorrence of waste" "a fervent hope" |
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| Related terms: | sincere | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] extremely hot | |
| Synonyms: | fervid | |
| Examples: | "the fervent heat...merely communicated a genial warmth to their half-torpid systems"- Nathaniel Hawthorne "set out...when the fervid heat subsides"- Frances Trollope |
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| Related terms: | hot | |
| Similar spelling: |
fervently fervency |
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