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Antonyms for fervent
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : fur-vuhnt |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɜr vənt |
Definition of fervent
Origin :- mid-14c., from Old French fervent, from Latin ferventem (nominative fervens) "boiling, hot, glowing," figuratively "violent, impetuous, furious," present participle of fervere "to boil, glow," from PIE root *bhreue- (see brew). The figurative sense of "impassioned" is first attested c.1400. Related: Fervency; fervently.
- adj enthusiastic
- Her prayers were not so fervent, her aspirations not so strong.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Perhaps "love" is left to the fervent vocabulary of the lover.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- She was "diligent in business," but this did not preclude her being "fervent in spirit."
- Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox
- Does she suspect that your fervent friendship may lead you to a small indiscretion?
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- "I think there's nothin' to equal 'em," was the fervent answer.
- Extract from : « The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys » by Gulielma Zollinger
- My attachment to L——, as you say, is involuntary, and my love as pure as it is fervent.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- What that inner purple; is it not an earnest and fervent love of God?
- Extract from : « The Praise of Folly » by Desiderius Erasmus
- This exclamation, although but a mutter, was fervent indeed.
- Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
- He stared, slowly shook his head, and then uttered a fervent, "Whew!"
- Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- This terrified me so much that I made a fervent appeal to Mildred to save me.
- Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine
Synonyms for fervent
- animated
- ardent
- blazing
- burning
- devout
- dying to
- eager
- earnest
- ecstatic
- emotional
- enthused
- excited
- fervid
- fiery
- glowing
- gotta have
- gung ho
- heartfelt
- hearty
- hopped up
- hot
- hot for
- hot-blooded
- impassioned
- intense
- passionate
- perfervid
- pious
- religious
- responsive
- serious
- sincere
- tender
- unfeigned
- vehement
- warm
- warmhearted
- wholehearted
- zealous
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