ADJECTIVE | all | fervent, ardent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torrid | characterized by intense emotion |
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all | fervent, fervid | extremely hot |
Sounds | fer'vahnt | |
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Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... |
Meaning | Characterized by intense emotion. | |
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Synonyms | ardent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torrid | |
Broader | passionate | Having or expressing strong emotions |
Spanish | acalorado, apasionado, ardiente, ferviente | |
Catalan | apassionat, ardent, fervent | |
Nouns | fervency | feelings of great warmth and intensity |
Adverbs | fervently | with passionate fervor |
Meaning | Extremely hot. | |
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Example | "the fervent heat...merely communicated a genial warmth to their half-torpid systems"- Nathaniel Hawthorne | |
Synonym | fervid | |
Broader | hot | Used of physical heat / heat |
Usage of | archaism, archaicism | The use of an archaic expression |
Spanish | ardiente | |
Catalan | fervent |
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