fervent
Meaning
- Exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, and/or belief.
- Having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, and/or passion.
- Glowing, burning, very hot.
Synonyms
insistent
Frequency
Hyphenated as
fer‧vent
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfɝ.vənt/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English fervent, from Old French fervent, from Latin fervens, ferventem, present participle of fervere (“to boil, ferment, glow, rage”).
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