Meaning

2 senses

  1. Intensely hot; radiating with energy.

  2. (figuratively)Lively, spirited, or frenzied due to being ardent, passionate, and zealous.

More definitions
  • (archaic) extremely hot, burning, or glowing
  • characterized by intense emotion

Origin

Borrowed from Latin fervidus, from ferveō. By surface analysis, Latin ferv- + id.

Borrowed from Latin fervidus, from ferveō. By surface analysis, Latin ferv- + id.

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Forms

more fervid/fervider, most fervid/fervidest
Comparativemore fervid / fervider Lesson
Superlativemost fervid / fervidest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
ardentferventsee Thesaurus:enthusiastic
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms
frigid

Word family

9 related words
RelatedfeverA1ferventfervorperfervidfervidness
Derivedfervidityfervidlyfervid plagodisunfervid

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
fertilizefertilizerferventferventlyfervorfess
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