fervor

fer·vor

F0089000 (fûr′vər)n.1. Great warmth and intensity of emotion. See Synonyms at passion.2. Intense heat.

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[Middle English fervour, from Old French, from Latin fervor, from fervēre, to boil; see bhreu- in Indo-European roots.]

fer•vor

(ˈfɜr vər)

n. 1. great warmth and earnestness of feeling; passion; zeal: to defend a cause with fervor. 2. intense heat. Also, esp. Brit.,fer′vour.[1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French < Latin fervor heat]

fervency, fervor - The intensity of heat or feeling can be described as fervency, from Latin fervere, "boil"; an instance of this heat or feeling is fervor.See also related terms for intensity.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fervor - feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor"fervency, fervidness, fervour, ardor, ardour, firepassion, passionateness - a strong feeling or emotionzeal - excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end; "he had an absolute zeal for litigation"
	2.	fervor - the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up; "his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"; "he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation"excitation, fervour, inflammation, excitementemotional arousal - the arousal of strong emotions and emotional behaviorfever pitch - a state of extreme excitement; "the crowd was at fever pitch"sensation - a state of widespread public excitement and interest; "the news caused a sensation"

fervor

noun1. Powerful, intense emotion:ardor, fervency, fire, passion.2. Passionate devotion to or interest in a cause or subject, for example:ardor, enthusiasm, fire, passion, zeal, zealousness.3. Intense warmth:heat, hotness, torridity, torridness.

Translations

fervour

(American) fervor (ˈfəːvə) noun enthusiasm and strength of emotion. He spoke with fervour. 熱情 热情