"fervour" meaning in All languages combined

See fervour on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: fervours [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} fervour (countable and uncountable, plural fervours)
  1. An intense, heated emotion; passion, ardour. Tags: UK, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fervour-en-noun-pRuUoUxa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 17 3
  2. A passionate enthusiasm for some cause. Tags: UK, countable, uncountable Synonyms (US spelling): fervor
    Sense id: en-fervour-en-noun-~561qafP Disambiguation of 'US spelling': 41 59 0
  3. Heat. Tags: UK, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fervour-en-noun-U3~nkAYs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fervourless, fervourous

Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /fɛrˈvuːr/, /ˈfɛrvur/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French fervor, from Latin fervor, fervōrem; compare fervent. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|fervor}} Old French fervor, {{der|enm|la|fervor|fervor, fervōrem}} Latin fervor, fervōrem Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} fervour, {{enm-noun|-}} fervour (uncountable)
  1. fervour (emotional passion or enthusiasm) Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-fervour-enm-noun-7gvZL4rt
  2. Intense heat or fieriness. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-fervour-enm-noun-iYgcUogR
  3. (rare) Tempestuousness, raging. Tags: rare, uncountable Categories (topical): Emotions
    Sense id: en-fervour-enm-noun-bGOBJ7yX Disambiguation of Emotions: 28 32 41 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 26 5 1 7 21 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 7 2 5 21 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 4 1 3 24 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Temperature Synonyms: fervor, fervowr
Disambiguation of Temperature: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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