"fervent" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɝ.vənt/ [General-American], /ˈfɜː.vənt/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-us-fervent.oga [US] Forms: more fervent [comparative], most fervent [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)vənt Etymology: From Middle English fervent, from Old French fervent, from Latin fervens, ferventem, present participle of fervere (“to boil, ferment, glow, rage”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰrewh₁-}}, {{inh|en|enm|fervent}} Middle English fervent, {{der|en|fro|fervent}} Old French fervent, {{der|en|la|fervens|fervens, ferventem}} Latin fervens, ferventem, {{m|la|fervere||to boil, ferment, glow, rage}} fervere (“to boil, ferment, glow, rage”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} fervent (comparative more fervent, superlative most fervent)
  1. Exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, and/or belief. Categories (topical): Emotions Translations (exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief): пламенен (plamenen) (Bulgarian), страстен (strasten) (Bulgarian), fervent (Catalan), fervorós (Catalan), 熱切 (Chinese Mandarin), 热切 (rèqiè) (Chinese Mandarin), 踴躍 (Chinese Mandarin), 踊跃 (yǒngyuè) (Chinese Mandarin), 熱烈 (Chinese Mandarin), 热烈 (rèliè) (Chinese Mandarin), fervent (Dutch), kiihkeä (Finnish), fervent (French), afervoado (Galician), inbrünstig (German), מְלֵא לַהַט (melè láhat) [formal, masculine] (Hebrew), נִלְהַב (nilháv) [masculine] (Hebrew), 熱烈な (netsuretsu na) (alt: ねつれつな) (Japanese), manawawera (Maori), fervent (Middle English), drinjent (Plautdietsch), fervente (Portuguese), fervoroso (Portuguese), férvido (Portuguese), пла́менный (plámennyj) (Russian), пы́лкий (pýlkij) (Russian), стра́стный (strástnyj) (Russian), dian (Scottish Gaelic), dealasach (Scottish Gaelic), dìoghrasach (Scottish Gaelic), ferviente (Spanish), tutkun (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-fervent-en-adj-zyPgUt7r Disambiguation of Emotions: 47 31 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 19 14 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 63 23 14 Disambiguation of 'exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief': 84 12 4
  2. Having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, and/or passion. Translations (having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, or passion): горещ (gorešt) (Bulgarian), страстен (strasten) (Bulgarian), 熱情 (Chinese Mandarin), 热情 (rèqíng) (Chinese Mandarin), 火熱 (Chinese Mandarin), 火热 (huǒrè) (Chinese Mandarin), 激情 (jīqíng) (Chinese Mandarin), kiihkeä (Finnish), afervoado (Galician), סוֹעֵר (so'ér) [masculine] (Hebrew), מְלֵא תְּשׁוּקָה (alt: melè t∫uká) [masculine] (Hebrew), manawawera (Maori), fervent (Middle English), drinjent (Plautdietsch), fervoroso (Portuguese), férvido (Portuguese), пла́менный (plámennyj) (Russian), жа́ркий (žárkij) (Russian), dian (Scottish Gaelic), dealasach (Scottish Gaelic), tutkun (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-fervent-en-adj-eeNDpfuU Disambiguation of 'having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, or passion': 14 82 4
  3. Glowing, burning, very hot. Translations (glowing, burning, very hot): горещ (gorešt) (Bulgarian), жарък (žarǎk) (Bulgarian), 炎熱 (Chinese Mandarin), 炎热 (yánrè) (Chinese Mandarin), tulikuuma (Finnish), hehkuva (Finnish), glühend (German), לוֹהֵט (lohét) [masculine] (Hebrew), fervent (Middle English), férvido (Portuguese), горя́чий (gorjáčij) (Russian), жа́ркий (žárkij) (Russian), жгу́чий (žgúčij) (Russian), пыла́ющий (pylájuščij) (Russian), hararetli (Turkish), ateşli (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-fervent-en-adj-FKSFrCPT Disambiguation of 'glowing, burning, very hot': 2 1 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fervently, ferventness Related terms: fever, ferment, fervid, fervor

Inflected forms

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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "plamenen",
      "sense": "exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief",
      "word": "пламенен"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "strasten",
      "sense": "exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief",
      "word": "страстен"
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      "sense": "exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief",
      "word": "fervent"
    },
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      "code": "ca",
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      "word": "fervorós"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief",
      "word": "熱切"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "rèqiè",
      "sense": "exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief",
      "word": "热切"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief",
      "word": "踴躍"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yǒngyuè",
      "sense": "exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief",
      "word": "踊跃"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief",
      "word": "熱烈"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "rèliè",
      "sense": "exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief",
      "word": "热烈"
    },
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      "sense": "exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief",
      "word": "fervent"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief",
      "word": "kiihkeä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief",
      "word": "fervent"
    },
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief",
      "word": "afervoado"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief",
      "word": "inbrünstig"
    },
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      "code": "he",
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      "roman": "melè láhat",
      "sense": "exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "מְלֵא לַהַט"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "nilháv",
      "sense": "exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "נִלְהַב"
    },
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      "alt": "ねつれつな",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "netsuretsu na",
      "sense": "exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief",
      "word": "熱烈な"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief",
      "word": "manawawera"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief",
      "word": "fervent"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief",
      "word": "drinjent"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief",
      "word": "fervente"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief",
      "word": "fervoroso"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief",
      "word": "férvido"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "plámennyj",
      "sense": "exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief",
      "word": "пла́менный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pýlkij",
      "sense": "exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief",
      "word": "пы́лкий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "strástnyj",
      "sense": "exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief",
      "word": "стра́стный"
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      "code": "gd",
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      "sense": "exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief",
      "word": "dian"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief",
      "word": "dealasach"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief",
      "word": "dìoghrasach"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief",
      "word": "ferviente"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief",
      "word": "tutkun"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "gorešt",
      "sense": "having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, or passion",
      "word": "горещ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "strasten",
      "sense": "having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, or passion",
      "word": "страстен"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, or passion",
      "word": "熱情"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "rèqíng",
      "sense": "having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, or passion",
      "word": "热情"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, or passion",
      "word": "火熱"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "huǒrè",
      "sense": "having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, or passion",
      "word": "火热"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jīqíng",
      "sense": "having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, or passion",
      "word": "激情"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, or passion",
      "word": "kiihkeä"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, or passion",
      "word": "afervoado"
    },
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      "code": "he",
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      "roman": "so'ér",
      "sense": "having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, or passion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "סוֹעֵר"
    },
    {
      "alt": "melè t∫uká",
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, or passion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "מְלֵא תְּשׁוּקָה"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, or passion",
      "word": "manawawera"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, or passion",
      "word": "fervent"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, or passion",
      "word": "drinjent"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, or passion",
      "word": "fervoroso"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, or passion",
      "word": "férvido"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "plámennyj",
      "sense": "having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, or passion",
      "word": "пла́менный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "žárkij",
      "sense": "having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, or passion",
      "word": "жа́ркий"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, or passion",
      "word": "dian"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, or passion",
      "word": "dealasach"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, or passion",
      "word": "tutkun"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "gorešt",
      "sense": "glowing, burning, very hot",
      "word": "горещ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "žarǎk",
      "sense": "glowing, burning, very hot",
      "word": "жарък"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "glowing, burning, very hot",
      "word": "炎熱"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yánrè",
      "sense": "glowing, burning, very hot",
      "word": "炎热"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "glowing, burning, very hot",
      "word": "tulikuuma"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "glowing, burning, very hot",
      "word": "hehkuva"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "glowing, burning, very hot",
      "word": "glühend"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "lohét",
      "sense": "glowing, burning, very hot",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "לוֹהֵט"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "glowing, burning, very hot",
      "word": "fervent"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "glowing, burning, very hot",
      "word": "férvido"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gorjáčij",
      "sense": "glowing, burning, very hot",
      "word": "горя́чий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "žárkij",
      "sense": "glowing, burning, very hot",
      "word": "жа́ркий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "žgúčij",
      "sense": "glowing, burning, very hot",
      "word": "жгу́чий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pylájuščij",
      "sense": "glowing, burning, very hot",
      "word": "пыла́ющий"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "glowing, burning, very hot",
      "word": "hararetli"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "glowing, burning, very hot",
      "word": "ateşli"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fervent"
}

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