fervent
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fervent
- /ˈfɜːv(ə)nt/ UK
- /ˈfɜɹvənt/ US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)vənt
Where it comes from
From Middle English fervent, from Old French fervent (modern French fervent), from Latin ferventem, the accusative masculine or feminine singular form of fervēns (“burning, fiery; hot; zealous; etc.”), the present active participle of ferveō (“to burn; to be hot; (figurative) to be agitated, fired up, or inflamed; etc.”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to boil; to brew”).
adjective more fervent · most fervent
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Very hot; burning, scorching; also, glowing with heat.
Lo here hath euery fayth[f]ull man a ſure promiſe, yͭ in the feruent heate of tentacion or tribulacion […] God gyueth the faythful man yͭ hopeth in him, yͭ ſhadow of hys holy ſhoulders, which are brode ⁊ large, ſufficient to refrigerate ⁊ refreſhe the man in that heate, and in euerye trybulacion he
Similar: fervid
- Of cold: intense, severe. [A] feruent colde countrey, vnder whiche a colde ſeaſon ſhulde be comprehended, whiche alſo letteth bloud lettyng: for in a countrey and ſeaſon very colde, the blud is cloſed in the depeſt partis of the body, and the bloud that tarieth in the vtter partis, the colde makethe thycke, whiche to voide i
- Of a drug: having an abundance of heat as one of the four qualities believed to be characteristic of all things; hot rather than cold, dry, or moist. The common Camomill is of complexion hoate and dry, and not ſo feruent as the Romaine Camomill, but more pleaſant and gentill.
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Of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and enthusiasm or zeal; ardent, earnest, passionate.
Butt above all thyngꝭ [thynges, i.e., things] have fervent love a monge you. For love covereth the multitude of ſines.
Similar: animated, ardent, avid, big [⇒ thesaurus] [on], bubbly, eager, earnest, ebullient, energetic, enthusiastic, excited, exhilarated · Opposite: adiaphroistic, apathetic, apathistical, blasé, blithe, deaf, cool, shiftless, dispassionate, dull, enervated, gallionic
- Of a thing such as a battle, unrest, etc.: intense, severe; also, of a wild animal: fierce. When the battel is hotteſt ⁊ in al places moſt fierce ⁊ feruent, a bende of choſen and picked yong men, which be ſworne to liue ⁊ dye togethers, take vpon them to deſtroye theire aduerſaries capitaine, hym they inuade now with preuy wyeles, now by opē [open] ſtrength.
Opposite: unfervent
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: perfervid, ardent, fervid, impassioned, passionate, cordial, sincere, torrid, hot, burning, fiery, zealous, keen, avid, enthusiastic, eager
adjective
Opposite: unfervent
Translations
Every language
adj very hot — see also burning, scorching
| Español | ferviente, ardiente |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 滚烫 gǔntàng, 火热 huǒrè, 炎熱 /炎热 yánrè |
| Português | férvido |
| Deutsch | glühend |
| Русский | горя́чий gorjáčij, пыла́ющий pylájuščij, жа́ркий žárkij, жгу́чий žgúčij |
| עברית | לוֹהֵט lohét |
adj of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal
| Español | ferviente |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 熱烈な netsuretsu na |
| 中文 | 火熱 /火热 huǒrè, 激情 jīqíng, 熱烈 /热烈 rèliè, 熱切 /热切 rèqiè, 熱情 /热情 rèqíng, 踴躍 /踊跃 yǒngyuè |
| Português | fervente, férvido, fervoroso |
| Français | fervent |
| Deutsch | glühend, inbrünstig |
| Română | fervent |
| Русский | пла́менный plámennyj, пы́лкий pýlkij, стра́стный strástnyj, жа́ркий žárkij |
| עברית | מְלֵא לַהַט melè láhat, מְלֵא תְּשׁוּקָה, נִלְהַב nilháv, סוֹעֵר so'ér |
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title = {fervent},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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