fervent
pronunciation
How to pronounce fervent in British English:
UK [ˈfɜːvənt]
How to pronounce fervent in American English:
US [ˈfɜːrvənt]
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- Adjective:
- characterized by intense emotion
- sincerely or intensely felt
- extremely hot
Word Origin
- fervent
- fervent: [14] Fervent comes from the present participle of Latin fervēre ‘boil’. This verb also produced English effervescent [17] and comfrey [15], a plant-name which means literally ‘boil together’, and moreover its derivative fermentum led to English ferment [14]. It goes back ultimately to the Indo-European base *bhreu- or *bhru-, from which English also gets brew, broth, and fry, and possibly bread and burn.=> brew, broth, comfrey, effervescent, ferment, fry
- fervent (adj.)
- mid-14c., from Old French fervent "fervent, ardent" (12c.), from Latin ferventem (nominative fervens) "boiling, hot, glowing," figuratively "violent, impetuous, furious," present participle of fervere "to boil, glow," from PIE root *bhreuə- "to boil, bubble" (see brew (v.)). The figurative sense of "impassioned" is first attested c. 1400. Related: Fervency; fervently.
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Example
- 1. Fervent religious extremism has encouraged people to assail the government .
- 2. But even fervent utilitarians should pay attention , for two reasons .
- 3. But she does not seem to share the fervent atlanticism usual among lithuanian politicians .
- 4. I can think of no other form of education that inspires such fervent devotion from its graduates .
- 5. Most important , he describes himself as a fervent fiscal hawk .