fervid

adjective

fer·vid ˈfər-vəd How to pronounce fervid (audio)

: very hot : burning

: marked by often extreme fervor (see fervor sense 1)

a fervid crusader

fervid fans

fervidly adverb

fervidness noun

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The Latin verb fervēre can mean "to boil" or "to glow," as well as, by extension, "to seethe" or "to be roused." In English, this root gives us three words that can mean "impassioned" by varying degrees: fervid, fervent, and perfervid. Fervid and fervent are practically synonymous, but while fervid usually suggests warm emotion that is expressed in a spontaneous or feverish manner (as in "fervid basketball fans"), fervent is reserved for a kind of emotional warmth that is steady and sincere (as in "a fervent belief in human kindness"). Perfervid combines fervid with the Latin prefix per- ("thoroughly") to create a word meaning "marked by overwrought or exaggerated emotion," as in "a perfervid display of patriotism."

Example Sentences

at the school board meeting the librarian delivered a fervid speech defending the classic novel against would-be censors the fervid sands of the desert

Recent Examples on the Web The mysterious photo garnered scores of fervid reactions from fans, some of whom have likened his appearance to that of Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen in the Twilight series.

Kyle Denis, Billboard, 11 Aug. 2022 Euphoria's resident brute spoke to GQ about his fervid role preparation process in a cover interview published Monday, admitting that his approach to portraying The Kissing Booth heartthrob Noah Flynn might have veered into the absurd.

Jessica Wang, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2022 In stadium negotiations, fervid decades-long support for the Bills throughout Western New York strengthened the team’s hand.

Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2022 The fervid speculation over what Rolex would announce at Watches & Wonders—now an annual ritual amongst the global watch community—is finally at an end.

Nick Scott, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2022 Kazantzakis, however, was fervid in his anti-imperialist beliefs, a conviction that prevented him from speaking out against – or perhaps even recognizing – the growing menace of fascism that in the 1930s was sweeping across the globe.

Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 19 Mar. 2022 The icy cornucopia of the fifties is flushed out in the fervid deliquescence of the sixties.

Frank Guan, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2022 One, Farah seems to be having a more fervid head-to-head with Gebrselassie, trading embarrassingly public accusations of theft, assault, and misconduct during a stay in Gebrselassie’s Addis hotel.

Roger Robinson, Outside Online, 26 Apr. 2019 But Milburn puts an original spin on the familiar beats of the backwoods shock genre thanks to his hallucinatory storytelling, John Mehrmann’s unnerving score and Spielberg’s fervid performance.

Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2021 See More

fervid

adjective

as in passionate

having or expressing great depth of feeling at the school board meeting the librarian delivered a fervid speech defending the classic novel against would-be censors

Synonyms & Similar Words

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passionate
fervent
passional
warm
ardent
intense
emotional
charged
enthusiastic
perfervid
religious
glowing
fiery
demonstrative
impassioned
vehement
blazing
feverish
burning
flaming
torrid
incandescent
superheated
hot-blooded
on fire
zealous
sentimental
warm-blooded
red-hot
gushy
histrionic
sloppy
mawkish
gushing
maudlin
melodramatic
saccharine
sugary
schmaltzy
sappy
obsessed
mushy
infatuated
uninhibited
enamored
frenzied
keen
orgiastic
gung ho
overheated
unreserved
overexcited
unrestrained
overemotional

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

dispassionate
cold
impassive
cool
dry
objective
impersonal
unemotional
detached
emotionless
undemonstrative
reserved

as in boiling

having a notably high temperature the fervid sands of the desert

Synonyms & Similar Words

boiling
searing
fervent
hot
ardent
burning
molten
scorching
fiery
red
sultry
heated
torrid
warmed
warm
sweltering
broiling
superheated
roasting
scalding
white-hot
blazing
glowing
piping hot
red-hot
seething
sizzling
ultrahot
overheated
igneous
feverish
tropical
flushed
inflamed
steamy
toasty
warmish
reheated
snug
muggy
enflamed
summery
summerlike
canicular

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

cold
frigid
icy
bitter
glacial
arctic
frozen
freezing
cool
chilly
iced
snappy
chill
frosty
nippy
wintry
algid
snowy
ice-cold
bone-chilling
cooled
coolish
subzero
wintery
coldish
unheated
chilled
benumbed
shivering
numb
subfreezing
refrigerated
blizzardly

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of fervid are ardent, fervent, impassioned, passionate, and perfervid. While all these words mean "showing intense feeling," fervid suggests warmly and spontaneously and often feverishly expressed emotion.

fervid love letters

The words ardent and fervid are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, ardent implies an intense degree of zeal, devotion, or enthusiasm.

an ardent supporter of human rights

While the synonyms fervent and fervid are close in meaning, fervent stresses sincerity and steadiness of emotional warmth or zeal.

fervent good wishes

The meanings of impassioned and fervid largely overlap; however, impassioned implies warmth and intensity without violence and suggests fluent verbal expression.

an impassioned plea for justice

While in some cases nearly identical to fervid, passionate implies great vehemence and often violence and wasteful diffusion of emotion.

a passionate denunciation

In some situations, the words perfervid and fervid are roughly equivalent. However, perfervid implies the expression of exaggerated or overwrought feelings.

perfervid expressions of patriotism

单词	fervid
释义	fervid adjective fer·vid ˈfər-vəd 1 : very hot : burning 2 : marked by often extreme fervor (see fervor sense 1) a fervid crusader fervid fans fervidly adverb fervidness noun Did you know? The Latin verb fervēre can mean "to boil" or "to glow," as well as, by extension, "to seethe" or "to be roused." In English, this root gives us three words that can mean "impassioned" by varying degrees: fervid, fervent, and perfervid. Fervid and fervent are practically synonymous, but while fervid usually suggests warm emotion that is expressed in a spontaneous or feverish manner (as in "fervid basketball fans"), fervent is reserved for a kind of emotional warmth that is steady and sincere (as in "a fervent belief in human kindness"). Perfervid combines fervid with the Latin prefix per- ("thoroughly") to create a word meaning "marked by overwrought or exaggerated emotion," as in "a perfervid display of patriotism." Synonyms ardent blazing burning charged demonstrative emotional fervent feverish fiery flaming glowing hot-blooded impassioned incandescent intense passional passionate perfervid red-hot religious superheated torrid vehement warm warm-blooded See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences at the school board meeting the librarian delivered a fervid speech defending the classic novel against would-be censors the fervid sands of the desert Recent Examples on the Web The mysterious photo garnered scores of fervid reactions from fans, some of whom have likened his appearance to that of Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen in the Twilight series. Kyle Denis, Billboard, 11 Aug. 2022 Euphoria's resident brute spoke to GQ about his fervid role preparation process in a cover interview published Monday, admitting that his approach to portraying The Kissing Booth heartthrob Noah Flynn might have veered into the absurd. Jessica Wang, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2022 In stadium negotiations, fervid decades-long support for the Bills throughout Western New York strengthened the team’s hand. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2022 The fervid speculation over what Rolex would announce at Watches & Wonders—now an annual ritual amongst the global watch community—is finally at an end. Nick Scott, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2022 Kazantzakis, however, was fervid in his anti-imperialist beliefs, a conviction that prevented him from speaking out against – or perhaps even recognizing – the growing menace of fascism that in the 1930s was sweeping across the globe. Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 19 Mar. 2022 The icy cornucopia of the fifties is flushed out in the fervid deliquescence of the sixties. Frank Guan, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2022 One, Farah seems to be having a more fervid head-to-head with Gebrselassie, trading embarrassingly public accusations of theft, assault, and misconduct during a stay in Gebrselassie’s Addis hotel. Roger Robinson, Outside Online, 26 Apr. 2019 But Milburn puts an original spin on the familiar beats of the backwoods shock genre thanks to his hallucinatory storytelling, John Mehrmann’s unnerving score and Spielberg’s fervid performance. Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2021 See More Word History Etymology Latin fervidus, from fervēre First Known Use 1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1 fervid adjective 1 as in passionate having or expressing great depth of feeling at the school board meeting the librarian delivered a fervid speech defending the classic novel against would-be censors Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance passionate fervent passional warm ardent intense emotional charged enthusiastic perfervid religious glowing fiery demonstrative impassioned vehement blazing feverish burning flaming torrid incandescent superheated hot-blooded on fire zealous sentimental warm-blooded red-hot gushy histrionic sloppy mawkish gushing maudlin melodramatic saccharine sugary schmaltzy sappy obsessed mushy infatuated uninhibited enamored frenzied keen orgiastic gung ho overheated unreserved overexcited unrestrained overemotional Antonyms & Near Antonyms dispassionate cold impassive cool dry objective impersonal unemotional detached emotionless undemonstrative reserved See More 2 as in boiling having a notably high temperature the fervid sands of the desert Synonyms & Similar Words boiling searing fervent hot ardent burning molten scorching fiery red sultry heated torrid warmed warm sweltering broiling superheated roasting scalding white-hot blazing glowing piping hot red-hot seething sizzling ultrahot overheated igneous feverish tropical flushed inflamed steamy toasty warmish reheated snug muggy enflamed summery summerlike canicular Antonyms & Near Antonyms cold frigid icy bitter glacial arctic frozen freezing cool chilly iced snappy chill frosty nippy wintry algid snowy ice-cold bone-chilling cooled coolish subzero wintery coldish unheated chilled benumbed shivering numb subfreezing refrigerated blizzardly See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of fervid are ardent, fervent, impassioned, passionate, and perfervid. While all these words mean "showing intense feeling," fervid suggests warmly and spontaneously and often feverishly expressed emotion. fervid love letters The words ardent and fervid are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, ardent implies an intense degree of zeal, devotion, or enthusiasm. an ardent supporter of human rights While the synonyms fervent and fervid are close in meaning, fervent stresses sincerity and steadiness of emotional warmth or zeal. fervent good wishes The meanings of impassioned and fervid largely overlap; however, impassioned implies warmth and intensity without violence and suggests fluent verbal expression. an impassioned plea for justice While in some cases nearly identical to fervid, passionate implies great vehemence and often violence and wasteful diffusion of emotion. a passionate denunciation In some situations, the words perfervid and fervid are roughly equivalent. However, perfervid implies the expression of exaggerated or overwrought feelings. perfervid expressions of patriotism
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fervid

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