Synonyms for fervid
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : fur-vid |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɜr vɪd |
Définition of fervid
Origin :- 1590s, from Latin fervidus "glowing, burning; vehement, fervid," from fervere "to boil, glow" (see brew (v.)). Figurative sense of "impassioned" is from 1650s. Related: Fervidly.
- adj passionate
- In the morning Henry was aroused by fervid blasphemy that proceeded from the mouth of Bill.
- Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
- He has come before the dawn had risen—so fervid is his zeal.
- Extract from : « Protagoras » by Plato
- It cost him nothing to give a maximum of fervid conviction to the tone of his words.
- Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
- It was the fervid outpouring of two natures which had nothing that was spiritual in them.
- Extract from : « The Twins of Suffering Creek » by Ridgwell Cullum
- His reason, at times, was sound, for his reason was fervid to the last.
- Extract from : « The Poetical Works of William Collins » by William Collins
- Georgiana stared at him, as well as she could see him through the fervid twilight.
- Extract from : « Under the Country Sky » by Grace S. Richmond
- They were all quickened with the fervid spirit of enterprise and adventure.
- Extract from : « The Philadelphia Magazines and their Contributors 1741-1850 » by Albert Smyth
- Why not break my promise, plighted though it be in words of fervid love?
- Extract from : « The Quadroon » by Mayne Reid
- He laughed heartily at this example of fervid eloquence, and then we rose from the table.
- Extract from : « Eben Holden » by Irving Bacheller
- It is only the lover who lives, and of his life every moment is intense and fervid.
- Extract from : « The Hero » by William Somerset Maugham
Antonyms for fervid
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