FERVID

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

fervid (comparative fervider, )

Intensely hot, emotional, or zealous.

Synonyms

• ardent, fervent, zealous; see also enthusiastic

Antonyms

• frigid

Source: Wiktionary


Fer"vid, a. Etym: [L. fervidus, fr. fervere. See Fervent.]

1. Very hot; burning; boiling. The mounted sun Shot down direct his fervid rays. Milton.

2. Ardent; vehement; zealous. The fervid wishes, holy fires. Parnell.

– Fer"vid*ly, adv.

– Fer"vid*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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