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fervent

adjective

1. having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, etc.; ardent:
   a fervent admirer; a fervent plea.
   Synonyms: passionate, impassioned, fervid

/ ˈfɜːvɪd; ˈfɜːvənt /

adjective

1. intensely passionate; ardent
   a fervent desire to change society
2. archaic.
   boiling, burning, or glowing
   fervent heat

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Derived Forms

• ˈfervently, adverb
• ˈferventness, noun

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Other Words From

• fer·vent·ly adverb
• fer·vent·ness noun
• non·fer·vent adjective
• non·fer·vent·ness noun
• o·ver·fer·vent adjective
• o·ver·fer·vent·ness noun
• su·per·fer·vent adjective
• un·fer·vent adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of fervent1

First recorded in

1350–1400; Middle English, from Anglo-French or directly from Latin fervent- (stem of fervēns ) present participle of fervēre “to boil”; -ent

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Word History and Origins

Origin of fervent1

C14: from Latin fervēre to boil, glow

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Example Sentences

Dating to Jan. 6, 2021, when he rallied thousands of his most fervent acolytes and urged them to march on the U.S.

Trump possesses an uncanny, almost preternatural ability to reach into the very bowels of his most fervent followers, pulling from their darkest recesses the raw, untamed emotions that lie buried beneath the surface.

Now, the city’s largest festival unfolds amid some of the city’s most fervent protests in years.

Beyond selling the Bibles to his most fervent supporters, it seems like the Bibles might be a way for political sycophants to earn favor in Trumpworld.

This particular hippo's miniature frame and podgy proportions have inspired a fervent following online.