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fervour

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Commonwealth and Ireland standard spelling of fervor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

feelings of great warmth and intensity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he spoke with great ardor

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ardor, ardour, fervor, fervency, fire, fervidness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: passion, passionateness

Narrower terms: zeal

3

noun

Meaning 3

the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled
  • he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: excitement, excitation, inflammation, fervor

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: emotional arousal

Narrower terms: fever pitch, sensation

History

Etymology

By surface analysis, Latin ferv- + -our (“abstract noun suffix”).