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/ ˈfɜr vənt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, etc.; ardent: a fervent admirer; a fervent plea.
hot; burning; glowing.
Origin of fervent First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Anglo-French or directly from Latin fervent- (stem of fervēns ) present participle of fervēre “to boil”; see -ent
SYNONYMS FOR fervent 1 fervid, impassioned, passionate.
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OTHER WORDS FROM fervent fer·vent·ly, adverb fer·vent·ness, noun non·fer·vent, adjective non·fer·vent·ness, noun
o·ver·fer·vent, adjective o·ver·fer·vent·ness, noun su·per·fer·vent, adjective un·fer·vent, adjective
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH fervent fervent , fever, feverishWords nearby fervent ferula, ferule, ferulic acid, ferv., fervency, fervent , fervently, fervid, Fervidor, fervor, fervour
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Example sentences from the Web for fervent Ramos was a fervent Mets fan and he would often talk to the students about sports.
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I know as much as anyone how much her most fervent supporters want Hillary Clinton to run for president.
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The political world and her most fervent fans may be exercised about a presidential bid.
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In fact, the way he distinguishes himself from his opponents is his fervent opposition to the Keystone pipeline.
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It should be said that the most fervent opponents of the Affordable Care Act are Republican base voters.
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From across the country came the fervent best wishes of those who heard her.
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And in his study he was to make a great, a fervent appeal to her.
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Her answer was a fervent embrace—and throwing their arms round one another, they wept in silence.
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He was also a man of deep piety, and of a fervent devotion to the Blessed Virgin.
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I am nothing, I have nothing—but if the fervent prayers of a grateful heart might be heard, Mdlle.
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British Dictionary definitions for fervent adjective intensely passionate; ardent a fervent desire to change society
archaic , or poetic boiling, burning, or glowing fervent heat
Derived forms of fervent fervently or fervidly , adverb ferventness or fervidness , noun Word Origin for fervent C14: from Latin fervēre to boil, glow
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