fervor
An intense, heated emotionAn intense, heated emotion; passion, ardor.
» He studies with great fervor the life sciences.
Meaning
3 senses(US, countable, uncountable)An intense, heated emotion; passion, ardor.
The coach trains his water polo team with fervor.
Inbrunst, Eifer, Begeisterung
рве́ниеrvénije, пылpyl, жарžar
(US, countable, uncountable)A passionate enthusiasm for some cause.
Leidenschaft
страстьstrastʹ
(US, countable, uncountable)Heat.
жара́žará, знойznoj, жарžar
- feelings of great warmth and intensity
- the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
Examples
3 sentencesHe studies with great fervor the life sciences.
When he went to Russia, his revolutionary fervor emerged.
ruЕго революционный пыл пробудился, когда он уехал в Россию. — Ivanovb
Their religious fervor was unparalleled.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English fervour, from Old French, from Latin fervor (“a boiling or raging heatFrom Middle English fervour, from Old French, from Latin fervor (“a boiling or raging heat, heat, vehemence, passion”), from fervere (“to boil, be hot”); see fervent. By surface analysis, Latin ferv- + -or (“abstract noun suffix”).
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Forms
plural: fervorsSynonyms
11 synonyms- feelings of great warmth and intensity:ardorardourfervourfervencyfirefervidness
- the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up:excitementexcitationinflammationfervour
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable