fervent.
Very hot; burning, scorching; also, glowing with heat.
Meaning & usage
Very hot; burning, scorching; also, glowing with heat.
Of cold: intense, severe.
Of a drug: having an abundance of heat as one of the four qualities believed to be characteristic of all things; hot rather than cold, dry, or moist.
Of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and enthusiasm or zeal; ardent, earnest, passionate.
Of a thing such as a battle, unrest, etc.: intense, severe; also, of a wild animal: fierce.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English fervent, from Old French fervent (modern French fervent), from Latin ferventem, the accusative masculine or feminine singular form of fervēns (“burning, fiery; hot; zealous; etc.”), the present active participle of ferveō (“to burn; to be hot; (figurative) to be agitated, fired up, or inflamed; etc.”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to boil; to brew”).
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