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

Example sentences :

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

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