Fervent
Definition
Having or displaying a passionate intensity.
Etymology
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”).
Synonyms
fervid
In a sentence
- A fervent belief that simplicity beats complexity.
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Source
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