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fervent definition
fervent |
Overview of adj fervent The adj fervent has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) ardent, burning, fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torrid -- (characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a burning enthusiasm"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair") 2. cordial, fervent -- (sincerely or intensely felt; "a cordial regard for his visitor's comfort"; "a cordial abhorrence of waste"; "a fervent hope") 3. fervent, fervid -- (extremely hot; "the fervent heat...merely communicated a genial warmth to their half-torpid systems"- Nathaniel Hawthorne; "set out...when the fervid heat subsides"- Frances Trollope) Antonyms of adj fervent 3 senses of fervent Sense 1 ardent, burning(postnominal), fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torrid INDIRECT (VIA passionate) -> passionless Sense 2 cordial, fervent INDIRECT (VIA sincere) -> insincere Sense 3 fervent, fervid INDIRECT (VIA hot) -> cold Similarity of adj fervent 3 senses of fervent Sense 1 ardent, burning(postnominal), fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torrid => passionate (vs. passionless) Sense 2 cordial, fervent => sincere (vs. insincere) Sense 3 fervent, fervid => hot (vs. cold) Attributes of adj fervent Familiarity of adj fervent fervent used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj fervent fervent Overview of adj fervent The adj fervent has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) ardent, burning, fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torrid -- (characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a burning enthusiasm"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair") 2. cordial, fervent -- (sincerely or intensely felt; "a cordial regard for his visitor's comfort"; "a cordial abhorrence of waste"; "a fervent hope") 3. fervent, fervid -- (extremely hot; "the fervent heat...merely communicated a genial warmth to their half-torpid systems"- Nathaniel Hawthorne; "set out...when the fervid heat subsides"- Frances Trollope)
fervent definition
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