fervent

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. adjective characterized by intense emotion
  2. adjective extremely hot; - Nathaniel Hawthorne; - Frances Trollope

Etymology

From Middle English fervent, from Old French fervent, from Latin fervens, ferventem, present participle of fervere (“to boil, ferment, glow, rage”). By surface analysis, Latin ferv- + -ent.

In classic literature

Synonyms

ardent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torrid

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