fervent

Etymology

From Middle English fervent, from Old French fervent, from Latin fervens, ferventem, present participle of fervere (“to boil, ferment, glow, rage”).

adj

  1. Exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, and/or belief.
    As I returned my fervent hopes were dashed by so many fears. 1819, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, chapter 3, in Mathilda
  2. Having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, and/or passion.
    Never again would those fresh lips touch his lips with their fervent kiss! 1876, Wilkie Collins, “Mr. Captain and the Nymph,”, in Little Novels
  3. Glowing, burning, very hot.

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