adj
Meaning 1
Intensely hot; radiating with energy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
fervid
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Pronunciation
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fûr′vĭd
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General-American: /ˈfɝ.vɪd/
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US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfɜː.vɪd/
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CMU ARPABET: F ER1 V AH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
lively, spirited, or frenzied due to being ardent, passionate, and zealous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ardent, fervent, see Thesaurus:enthusiastic
Antonyms: frigid
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
extremely hot- Nathaniel Hawthorne- Frances Trollope
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the fervent heat...merely communicated a genial warmth to their half-torpid systems
- set out...when the fervid heat subsides
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fervent
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
characterized by intense emotion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- ardent love
- an ardent lover
- a fervent desire to change society
- a fervent admirer
- fiery oratory
- an impassioned appeal
- a torrid love affair
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ardent, fervent, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torrid
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bhrewh1-der. Proto-Italic *ferwejō Proto-Italic *ferweō Latin ferveō Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin fervidusbor. English fervid Borrowed from Latin fervidus, from ferveō. By surface analysis, Latin ferv- + id.