fervent
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English fervent, from Old French fervent, from Latin fervens, ferventem, present participle of fervere (“to boil, ferment, glow, rage”).
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɝ.vənt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɜː.vənt/
Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: fer‧vent
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)vənt
Adjective edit
fervent (comparative more fervent, superlative most fervent)
- Exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, and/or belief.
- 1819, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, chapter 3, in Mathilda:
- As I returned my fervent hopes were dashed by so many fears.
- Having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, and/or passion.
- 1876, Wilkie Collins, “Mr. Captain and the Nymph,”, in Little Novels:
- Never again would those fresh lips touch his lips with their fervent kiss!
- Glowing, burning, very hot.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Peter 3:10:
- But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
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Translations edit
exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief
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having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, or passion
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glowing, burning, very hot
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Further reading edit
- “fervent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “fervent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “fervent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin ferventem.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
fervent m or f (masculine and feminine plural fervents)
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Further reading edit
- “fervent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “fervent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “fervent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “fervent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French, from Latin ferventem.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
fervent (feminine fervente, masculine plural fervents, feminine plural ferventes)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “fervent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin edit
Verb edit
fervent
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French fervent, from Latin fervēns, ferventem; compare fervour.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
fervent
- fervent (very hot)
- (by extension) tempestuous, fierce
- fervent (ardent, enthusiastic)
- (pathology) inflamed, feverous
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Descendants edit
References edit
- “fervent, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French fervent, from Latin fervens.
Adjective edit
fervent m or n (feminine singular ferventă, masculine plural fervenți, feminine and neuter plural fervente)
Declension edit
Declension of fervent
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | fervent | ferventă | fervenți | fervente | ||
definite | ferventul | ferventa | fervenții | ferventele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | fervent | fervente | fervenți | fervente | ||
definite | ferventului | ferventei | fervenților | ferventelor |
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