fervent

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English fervent, from Old French fervent, from Latin fervens, ferventem, present participle of fervere (“to boil, ferment, glow, rage”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɝ.vənt/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɜː.vənt/ Hyphenation: fer‧vent Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)vənt === Adjective === fervent (comparative more fervent, superlative most fervent) Exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, and/or belief. Having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, and/or passion. Glowing, burning, very hot. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== fever ferment fervid fervor ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “fervent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “fervent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “fervent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ferventem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [fərˈben] IPA(key): (Balearic) [fərˈvent] IPA(key): (Valencia) [feɾˈvent] === Adjective === fervent m or f (masculine and feminine plural fervents) fervent Synonym: fervorós ==== Derived terms ==== ferventment ==== Related terms ==== fervor === Further reading === “fervent”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “fervent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “fervent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “fervent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French, from Latin ferventem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɛʁ.vɑ̃/ Homophone: fervents === Adjective === fervent (feminine fervente, masculine plural fervents, feminine plural ferventes) fervent ==== Derived terms ==== fervemment === Further reading === “fervent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Verb === fervent third-person plural present active indicative of ferveō == Middle English == === Alternative forms === farvent, ferfent, fervein, fervente, ffervent, vervent === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French fervent, from Latin fervēns, ferventem; compare fervour. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɛrˈvɛnt/, /ˈfɛrvɛnt/ === Adjective === fervent fervent (very hot) (by extension) tempestuous, fierce fervent (ardent, enthusiastic) (pathology) inflamed, feverous ==== Derived terms ==== fervently ferventnesse ==== Descendants ==== English: fervent Scots: fervent ==== References ==== “fervent, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French fervent, from Latin fervens. === Adjective === fervent m or n (feminine singular ferventă, masculine plural fervenți, feminine/neuter plural fervente) fervent ==== Declension ====