fervid

adjective fer·vid \ˈfər-vəd\

: having or showing feelings that are very strong or too strong

Full Definition of FERVID

: very hot : burning

: marked by often extreme fervor <a fervid crusader>

— fer·vid·ly adverb

— fer·vid·ness noun

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Origin of FERVID

Latin fervidus, from fervēre

First Known Use: 1599

Related to FERVID

Synonyms: ardent, blazing, burning, charged, demonstrative, emotional, fervent, feverish, fiery, flaming, glowing, hot-blooded, impassioned, incandescent, intense, passional, passionate, perfervid, red-hot, religious, superheated, torrid, vehement, warm, warm-blooded

Antonyms: cold, cool, dispassionate, emotionless, impassive, unemotional

Synonym Discussion of FERVID

impassioned, passionate, ardent, fervent, fervid, perfervid mean showing intense feeling. impassioned implies warmth and intensity without violence and suggests fluent verbal expression <an impassioned plea for justice>. passionate implies great vehemence and often violence and wasteful diffusion of emotion <a passionate denunciation>. ardent implies an intense degree of zeal, devotion, or enthusiasm <an ardent supporter of human rights>. fervent stresses sincerity and steadiness of emotional warmth or zeal <fervent good wishes>. fervid suggests warmly and spontaneously and often feverishly expressed emotion <fervid love letters>. perfervid implies the expression of exaggerated or overwrought feelings <perfervid expressions of patriotism>.

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