Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.
FERVENT
fervent, fervid
(adjective) (archaic) extremely hot, burning, or glowing; “the fervent heat...merely communicated a genial warmth to their half-torpid systems”- Nathaniel Hawthorne; “set out...when the fervid heat subsides”- Frances Trollope
ardent, fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torrid
(adjective) characterized by intense emotion; “ardent love”; “an ardent lover”; “a fervent desire to change society”; “a fervent admirer”; “fiery oratory”; “an impassioned appeal”; “a torrid love affair”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
fervent (comparative more fervent, superlative most fervent)
Exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief.
Having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, or passion.
Glowing, burning, very hot.
Source: Wiktionary
Fer"vent, a. Etym: [F. fervent, L. fervens, -entis. p.pr. of fervere o the boiling hot, to boil, glow.]
1. Hot; glowing; boiling; burning; as, a fervent summer. The elements shall melt with fervent heat. 2 Pet. iii. 10.
2. Warm in feeling; ardent in temperament; earnest; full of fervor; zealous; glowing. Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit. Rom. iii. 11. So spake the fervent angel. Milton. A fervent desire to promote the happiness of mankind. Macaulay.
– Fer"vent*ly, adv.
– Fer"vent*ness, n. Laboring fervently for you in prayers. Col. iv. 12.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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