| 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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