"fervent" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɜːv(ə)nt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfɜɹvənt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-fervent.wav [General-American], En-us-fervent.oga Forms: more fervent [comparative], most fervent [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)vənt Etymology: From Middle English fervent, from Old French fervent (modern French fervent), from Latin ferventem, the accusative masculine or feminine singular form of fervēns (“burning, fiery; hot; zealous; etc.”), the present active participle of ferveō (“to burn; to be hot; (figurative) to be agitated, fired up, or inflamed; etc.”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to boil; to brew”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰrewh₁-}}, {{inh|en|enm|fervent}} Middle English fervent, {{der|en|fro|fervent}} Old French fervent, {{cog|fr|fervent}} French fervent, {{der|en|la|ferventem}} Latin ferventem, {{lg|accusative}} accusative, {{lg|masculine}} masculine, {{lg|feminine}} feminine, {{lg|singular}} singular, {{lg|present}} present, {{lg|active}} active, {{lg|participle}} participle, {{der|en|ine-pro|*bʰrewh₁-|t=to boil; to brew}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to boil; to brew”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} fervent (comparative more fervent, superlative most fervent)
  1. Very hot; burning, scorching; also, glowing with heat. Synonyms: fervid Translations (very hot — see also burning, scorching): горещ (gorešt) (Bulgarian), жарък (žarǎk) (Bulgarian), 滚烫 (gǔntàng) (Chinese Mandarin), 火热 (huǒrè) (Chinese Mandarin), 炎熱 /炎热 (yánrè) (Chinese Mandarin), horoucí (Czech), horký (Czech), plamenný (Czech), vroucí (Czech), brændende (Danish), hehkuva (Finnish), tulikuuma (Finnish), glühend (German), לוֹהֵט (lohét) [masculine] (Hebrew), forró (Hungarian), izzó (Hungarian), fervent (Middle English), férvido (Portuguese), горя́чий (gorjáčij) (Russian), пыла́ющий (pylájuščij) (Russian), жа́ркий (žárkij) (Russian), жгу́чий (žgúčij) (Russian), ferviente (Spanish), ardiente (Spanish), ateşli (Turkish), hararetli (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-fervent-en-adj-en:very_hot Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 0 37 40 1 0 0 0 3 Disambiguation of 'very hot — see also burning, scorching': 46 1 11 34 7
  2. (obsolete)
    Of cold: intense, severe.     Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-fervent-en-adj-1RXW1EIo
  3. (obsolete)
    (pharmacy, historical) Of a drug: having an abundance of heat as one of the four qualities believed to be characteristic of all things; hot rather than cold, dry, or moist.     Tags: historical, obsolete
    Sense id: en-fervent-en-adj-NuUvA0oG Categories (other): Pharmacy, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 0 37 40 1 0 0 0 3
  4. (figurative)
    Of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal; ardent, earnest, passionate.     Tags: figuratively Translations (of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal): горещ (gorešt) (Bulgarian), пламенен (plamenen) (Bulgarian), страстен (strasten) (Bulgarian), fervent (Catalan), fervorós (Catalan), 火熱 /火热 (huǒrè) (Chinese Mandarin), 激情 (jīqíng) (Chinese Mandarin), 熱烈 /热烈 (rèliè) (Chinese Mandarin), 熱切 /热切 (rèqiè) (Chinese Mandarin), 熱情 /热情 (rèqíng) (Chinese Mandarin), 踴躍 /踊跃 (yǒngyuè) (Chinese Mandarin), horlivý (Czech), náruživý (Czech), vášnivý (Czech), vroucí (Czech), zanícený (Czech), brændende (Danish), fervent (Dutch), аяр (ajar) (Eastern Mari), kiihkeä (Finnish), fervent (French), afervoado (Galician), glühend (German), inbrünstig (German), מְלֵא לַהַט (melè láhat) [formal, masculine] (Hebrew), מְלֵא תְּשׁוּקָה (alt: melè t∫uká) [masculine] (Hebrew), נִלְהַב (nilháv) [masculine] (Hebrew), סוֹעֵר (so'ér) [masculine] (Hebrew), buzgó (Hungarian), heves (Hungarian), lelkes (Hungarian), odaadó (Hungarian), dúthrachtach (Irish), 熱烈な (netsuretsu na) (alt: ねつれつな) (Japanese), ревносен (revnosen) (Macedonian), fervent (Middle English), manawawera (Māori), drinjent (Plautdietsch), fervente (Portuguese), férvido (Portuguese), fervoroso (Portuguese), fervent (Romanian), пла́менный (plámennyj) (Russian), пы́лкий (pýlkij) (Russian), стра́стный (strástnyj) (Russian), жа́ркий (žárkij) (Russian), dian (Scottish Gaelic), dealasach (Scottish Gaelic), dìoghrasach (Scottish Gaelic), ferviente (Spanish), tutkun (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-fervent-en-adj-cETLxDaF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ent, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Central Kurdish translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Eastern Mari translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Māori translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Emotions Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 1 35 47 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ent: 21 2 19 48 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 0 22 65 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 19 0 32 42 2 0 0 0 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 0 37 40 1 0 0 0 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 17 2 17 59 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 23 2 18 53 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Central Kurdish translations: 18 1 22 58 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 17 2 14 59 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 15 1 16 65 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 21 0 20 56 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Eastern Mari translations: 22 1 26 49 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 2 19 56 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 0 20 58 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 20 3 20 52 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 19 2 19 56 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 23 3 20 50 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 13 2 14 64 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 23 2 18 51 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 20 0 21 58 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 15 2 15 58 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 18 2 20 57 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 20 0 25 51 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Māori translations: 20 0 20 58 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 12 0 11 75 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 18 2 13 59 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 21 2 19 54 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 20 0 21 58 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 23 3 20 50 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 19 0 23 57 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 21 2 18 55 4 Disambiguation of Emotions: 15 0 21 63 2 Synonyms: animated, ardent, avid, big [⇒ thesaurus] [on], bubbly, eager, earnest, ebullient, energetic, enthusiastic, excited, exhilarated, fanatic, fanatical, fervent, fervid, feverish, gassed [Multicultural-London-English], geeked [slang], gung ho, hearty, high-spirited, impassioned, juiced, keen, lit up [slang], lively, mad, motivated, passionate, raring, rip-roaring, souped-up [US, dialectal], stimulated, thrilled, torrid, vehement, vibrant, vivacious, wild, worked up, wrought-up, zealous, zestful Disambiguation of 'of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal': 2 1 2 92 4
  5. (figurative)
    (archaic) Of a thing such as a battle, unrest, etc.: intense, severe; also, of a wild animal: fierce.     Tags: archaic, figuratively
    Sense id: en-fervent-en-adj-8zHv6PQM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fervently, ferventness, perfervent [archaic], superfervent, unfervent Related terms: fever, ferment, fervid, fervor, fervour

Inflected forms

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          "text": "[A] feruent colde countrey, vnder whiche a colde ſeaſon ſhulde be comprehended, whiche alſo letteth bloud lettyng: for in a countrey and ſeaſon very colde, the blud is cloſed in the depeſt partis of the body, and the bloud that tarieth in the vtter partis, the colde makethe thycke, whiche to voide is no wyſedome.",
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          "source": "Thesaurus:enthusiastic",
          "word": "rip-roaring"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:enthusiastic",
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          "word": "stimulated"
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        {
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          "word": "thrilled"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:enthusiastic",
          "word": "torrid"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:enthusiastic",
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          "_dis1": "2 1 2 92 4",
          "code": "bg",
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          "roman": "gorešt",
          "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
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          "roman": "plamenen",
          "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
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          "roman": "strasten",
          "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
          "word": "страстен"
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          "_dis1": "2 1 2 92 4",
          "code": "ca",
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          "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
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          "code": "cmn",
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          "roman": "huǒrè",
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          "roman": "jīqíng",
          "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 2 92 4",
          "code": "cmn",
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          "lang_code": "cmn",
          "roman": "rèliè",
          "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
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          "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
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        {
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          "roman": "yǒngyuè",
          "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
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          "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
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          "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
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          "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
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          "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
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          "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
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          "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
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          "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
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          "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
          "word": "buzgó"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 2 92 4",
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "lang_code": "hu",
          "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
          "word": "heves"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 2 92 4",
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          "lang_code": "hu",
          "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
          "word": "lelkes"
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        {
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          "lang_code": "hu",
          "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
          "word": "odaadó"
        },
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          "lang": "Irish",
          "lang_code": "ga",
          "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
          "word": "dúthrachtach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 2 92 4",
          "alt": "ねつれつな",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "lang_code": "ja",
          "roman": "netsuretsu na",
          "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
          "word": "熱烈な"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 2 92 4",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "lang_code": "mk",
          "roman": "revnosen",
          "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
          "word": "ревносен"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 2 92 4",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Māori",
          "lang_code": "mi",
          "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
          "word": "manawawera"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 2 92 4",
          "code": "mhr",
          "lang": "Eastern Mari",
          "lang_code": "mhr",
          "roman": "ajar",
          "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
          "word": "аяр"
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          "_dis1": "2 1 2 92 4",
          "code": "enm",
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "lang_code": "enm",
          "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
          "word": "fervent"
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          "_dis1": "2 1 2 92 4",
          "code": "pdt",
          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "lang_code": "pdt",
          "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
          "word": "drinjent"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 2 92 4",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "lang_code": "pt",
          "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
          "word": "fervente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 2 92 4",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "lang_code": "pt",
          "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
          "word": "férvido"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 2 92 4",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "lang_code": "pt",
          "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
          "word": "fervoroso"
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          "_dis1": "2 1 2 92 4",
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          "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
          "word": "fervent"
        },
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          "_dis1": "2 1 2 92 4",
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          "lang_code": "ru",
          "roman": "plámennyj",
          "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
          "word": "пла́менный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 2 92 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "lang_code": "ru",
          "roman": "pýlkij",
          "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
          "word": "пы́лкий"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 2 92 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "lang_code": "ru",
          "roman": "strástnyj",
          "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
          "word": "стра́стный"
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          "_dis1": "2 1 2 92 4",
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          "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
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          "code": "gd",
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          "lang_code": "gd",
          "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
          "word": "dian"
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          "lang_code": "gd",
          "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
          "word": "dealasach"
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          "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
          "word": "dìoghrasach"
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          "_dis1": "2 1 2 92 4",
          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
          "word": "ferviente"
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          "_dis1": "2 1 2 92 4",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "lang_code": "tr",
          "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
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          "text": "When the battel is hotteſt ⁊ in al places moſt fierce ⁊ feruent, a bende of choſen and picked yong men, which be ſworne to liue ⁊ dye togethers, take vpon them to deſtroye theire aduerſaries capitaine, hym they inuade now with preuy wyeles, now by opē [open] ſtrength.",
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          "ref": "1607, Conradus Gesnerus [i.e., Conrad Gessner]; Edward Topsell, “Of the Swine in Generall”, in The Historie of Foure-footed Beastes. […], London: […] William Iaggard, →OCLC, page 741:",
          "text": "[T]here appeared vnto th^ẽ [them] a bore of a monſtrous ſhape, vvonderfull fat, vvith horrible haire, a skin ſet vvith ſtanding briſtles, rough vpon the back, & his mouth continually foaming out aboundance of froath, & the ſound of his gnaſhing teeth ringing like the ratling of armor; hauing fire-burning eies, a deſpitefull looke, a violent force, and euery vvay feruent: […]",
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          "text": "A moment ends the fervent din, / And all is hushed, without and within; […]",
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          "text": "Lo here hath euery fayth[f]ull man a ſure promiſe, yͭ in the feruent heate of tentacion or tribulacion […] God gyueth the faythful man yͭ hopeth in him, yͭ ſhadow of hys holy ſhoulders, which are brode ⁊ large, ſufficient to refrigerate ⁊ refreſhe the man in that heate, and in euerye trybulacion he putteth hys ſhoulders for a defence betwene.",
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          "text": "[A] feruent colde countrey, vnder whiche a colde ſeaſon ſhulde be comprehended, whiche alſo letteth bloud lettyng: for in a countrey and ſeaſon very colde, the blud is cloſed in the depeſt partis of the body, and the bloud that tarieth in the vtter partis, the colde makethe thycke, whiche to voide is no wyſedome.",
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          "text": "Butt above all thyngꝭ [thynges, i.e., things] have fervent love a monge you. For love covereth the multitude of ſines.",
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          "text": "Two thinges haue mooued me (moſt noble Princeſſe) hauing newly tranſlated into Engliſh this Herball or Hiſtorie of Plantes […] The other was, that earneſt zeale, and feruent deſire that I haue, and a long time haue had, to ſhewe my ſelfe (by yeelding ſome fruite of paineful diligēce [diligence]) a thankeful ſubiect to ſo vertuous a Soueraigne, ⁊ a fruitful member of ſo good a cõmon [common] Weale.",
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          "text": "He ſpide his foe vvith felonous intent, / And feruent eyes to his deſtruction bent.",
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          "text": "To mark the verven / Heart of a Beaſt, the very Pig, the Pig, / This very morning, as he vvas a roaſting, / Cry'd out his Eyes, and made a ſhovv, as he vvould / Ha' bit in tvvo the Spit; as he vvould ſay, / There ſhall no Roaſt-meat be this diſmal day.",
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          "text": "[T]he marriage vovv […] is ſo ſtrict and avvfull a bond, that methinks they had need vvell vveigh every branch of it, ere they enter it; and by the ferventeſt praiers implore that God, vvho is the vvitneſs, to be their aſſiſtant too in its performance.",
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          "text": "[I]f he can ſupport the trouble, the pain and the damage chearfully, it proves the glovv of his kindneſs the ferventer, and conſequently heightens the obligation and the endearment to ſuch, as are ſenſible vvhat it is that ſupports him.",
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          "text": "As I returned my fervent hopes were dashed by so many fears; my impatience became in the highest degree painful.",
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          "text": "Many fervent souls / Strike rhyme on rhyme, who would strike steel on steel / If steel had offered, in a restless heat / Of doing something.",
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          "text": "President Joe Biden issued a fervent appeal Thursday for stricter gun laws – including a ban on assault weapons, tougher background check laws and a higher minimum age of purchase – as a spate of gun massacres have left the nation shaken and prompted new discussions on Capitol Hill about how to prevent them.",
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          "text": "When the battel is hotteſt ⁊ in al places moſt fierce ⁊ feruent, a bende of choſen and picked yong men, which be ſworne to liue ⁊ dye togethers, take vpon them to deſtroye theire aduerſaries capitaine, hym they inuade now with preuy wyeles, now by opē [open] ſtrength.",
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          "text": "[T]here appeared vnto th^ẽ [them] a bore of a monſtrous ſhape, vvonderfull fat, vvith horrible haire, a skin ſet vvith ſtanding briſtles, rough vpon the back, & his mouth continually foaming out aboundance of froath, & the ſound of his gnaſhing teeth ringing like the ratling of armor; hauing fire-burning eies, a deſpitefull looke, a violent force, and euery vvay feruent: […]",
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "gorešt",
      "sense": "very hot — see also burning, scorching",
      "word": "горещ"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "žarǎk",
      "sense": "very hot — see also burning, scorching",
      "word": "жарък"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "gǔntàng",
      "sense": "very hot — see also burning, scorching",
      "word": "滚烫"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "huǒrè",
      "sense": "very hot — see also burning, scorching",
      "word": "火热"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "yánrè",
      "sense": "very hot — see also burning, scorching",
      "word": "炎熱 /炎热"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "very hot — see also burning, scorching",
      "word": "horoucí"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "very hot — see also burning, scorching",
      "word": "horký"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "very hot — see also burning, scorching",
      "word": "plamenný"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "very hot — see also burning, scorching",
      "word": "vroucí"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "very hot — see also burning, scorching",
      "word": "brændende"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "very hot — see also burning, scorching",
      "word": "hehkuva"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "very hot — see also burning, scorching",
      "word": "tulikuuma"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "very hot — see also burning, scorching",
      "word": "glühend"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "lang_code": "he",
      "roman": "lohét",
      "sense": "very hot — see also burning, scorching",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "לוֹהֵט"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "very hot — see also burning, scorching",
      "word": "forró"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "very hot — see also burning, scorching",
      "word": "izzó"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "sense": "very hot — see also burning, scorching",
      "word": "fervent"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "very hot — see also burning, scorching",
      "word": "férvido"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "gorjáčij",
      "sense": "very hot — see also burning, scorching",
      "word": "горя́чий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "pylájuščij",
      "sense": "very hot — see also burning, scorching",
      "word": "пыла́ющий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "žárkij",
      "sense": "very hot — see also burning, scorching",
      "word": "жа́ркий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "žgúčij",
      "sense": "very hot — see also burning, scorching",
      "word": "жгу́чий"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "very hot — see also burning, scorching",
      "word": "ferviente"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "very hot — see also burning, scorching",
      "word": "ardiente"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "very hot — see also burning, scorching",
      "word": "ateşli"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "very hot — see also burning, scorching",
      "word": "hararetli"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "gorešt",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "горещ"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "plamenen",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "пламенен"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "strasten",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "страстен"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "fervent"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "fervorós"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "huǒrè",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "火熱 /火热"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "jīqíng",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "激情"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "rèliè",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "熱烈 /热烈"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "rèqiè",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "rèqíng",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "熱情 /热情"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "yǒngyuè",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "踴躍 /踊跃"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "horlivý"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "náruživý"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "vášnivý"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "vroucí"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "zanícený"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "brændende"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "fervent"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "kiihkeä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "fervent"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "afervoado"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "glühend"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "inbrünstig"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "lang_code": "he",
      "roman": "melè láhat",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "מְלֵא לַהַט"
    },
    {
      "alt": "melè t∫uká",
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "lang_code": "he",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "מְלֵא תְּשׁוּקָה"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "lang_code": "he",
      "roman": "nilháv",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "נִלְהַב"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "lang_code": "he",
      "roman": "so'ér",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "סוֹעֵר"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "buzgó"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "heves"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "lelkes"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "odaadó"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "dúthrachtach"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ねつれつな",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "netsuretsu na",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "熱烈な"
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    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "lang_code": "mk",
      "roman": "revnosen",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "ревносен"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Māori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "manawawera"
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      "code": "mhr",
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      "roman": "ajar",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "аяр"
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    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "fervent"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "lang_code": "pdt",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "drinjent"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "fervente"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "férvido"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "fervoroso"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "fervent"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "plámennyj",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "пла́менный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "pýlkij",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "пы́лкий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "strástnyj",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "стра́стный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "žárkij",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "жа́ркий"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "lang_code": "gd",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "dian"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "lang_code": "gd",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "dealasach"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "lang_code": "gd",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "dìoghrasach"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "ferviente"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and/or enthusiasm or zeal",
      "word": "tutkun"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fervent"
}

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