fervent

English

Etymology

From Middle English fervent, from Old French fervent, from Latin fervens, ferventem, present participle of fervere (“to boil, ferment, glow, rage”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfɝ.vənt/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɜː.vənt/

• Audio (US):

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• Hyphenation: fer‧vent
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)vənt

Adjective

fervent (comparative more fervent, superlative most fervent)

1. Exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, and/or belief.
   • 1819, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, chapter 3, in Mathilda:

     As I returned my fervent hopes were dashed by so many fears.

2. Having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, and/or passion.
   • 1876, Wilkie Collins, “Mr. Captain and the Nymph,”, in Little Novels:

     Never again would those fresh lips touch his lips with their fervent kiss!

3. Glowing, burning, very hot.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Peter 3:10:

     But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

Derived terms

• fervently
• ferventness

Related terms

• fever
• ferment
• fervid
• fervor

Translations

exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief

• Bulgarian: пламенен (bg) (plamenen), страстен (bg) (strasten)
• Catalan: fervent (ca), fervorós
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 熱切／热切 (zh) (rèqiè), 踴躍／踊跃 (zh) (yǒngyuè), 熱烈／热烈 (zh) (rèliè)

• Dutch: fervent (nl)
• Finnish: kiihkeä (fi)
• French: fervent (fr)
• Galician: afervoado (gl)
• German: inbrünstig (de)
• Hebrew: (formally) מְלֵא לַהַט (he) m (melè láhat), נִלְהַב m (nilháv)
• Hungarian: buzgó (hu), heves (hu), lelkes (hu)
• Japanese: 熱烈な (ja) (ねつれつな, netsuretsu na)
• Macedonian: ревносен (revnosen)
• Maori: manawawera
• Middle English: fervent
• Plautdietsch: drinjent
• Portuguese: fervente (pt), fervoroso (pt), férvido (pt)
• Russian: пла́менный (ru) (plámennyj), пы́лкий (ru) (pýlkij), стра́стный (ru) (strástnyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: dian, dealasach, dìoghrasach
• Spanish: ferviente (es)
• Turkish: tutkun (tr)

having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, or passion

• Bulgarian: горещ (bg) (gorešt), страстен (bg) (strasten)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 熱情／热情 (zh) (rèqíng), 火熱／火热 (zh) (huǒrè), 激情 (zh) (jīqíng)

• Finnish: kiihkeä (fi)
• Galician: afervoado (gl)
• Hebrew: סוֹעֵר m (so'ér), מְלֵא תְּשׁוּקָה (he) m (melè t∫uká)
• Hungarian: odaadó (hu), lelkes (hu)
• Maori: manawawera
• Middle English: fervent
• Plautdietsch: drinjent
• Portuguese: fervoroso (pt), férvido (pt)
• Russian: пла́менный (ru) (plámennyj), жа́ркий (ru) (žárkij)
• Scottish Gaelic: dian, dealasach
• Turkish: tutkun (tr)

glowing, burning, very hot

• Bulgarian: горещ (bg) (gorešt), жарък (bg) (žarǎk)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 炎熱／炎热 (zh) (yánrè)

• Finnish: tulikuuma (fi), hehkuva (fi)
• German: glühend (de)
• Hebrew: לוֹהֵט (he) m (lohét)
• Hungarian: izzó (hu), forró (hu)
• Middle English: fervent
• Portuguese: férvido (pt)
• Russian: горя́чий (ru) (gorjáčij), жа́ркий (ru) (žárkij), жгу́чий (ru) (žgúčij), пыла́ющий (ru) (pylájuščij)
• Turkish: hararetli (tr), ateşli (tr)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Danish: ^{(please verify)} brændende
• German: ^{(please verify)} glühend (de) (1,2), ^{(please verify)} inbrünstig (de) (1,2)
• Kurdish:

  Central Kurdish: ^{(please verify)} گەرمی (germî)

Further reading

• “fervent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “fervent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “fervent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ferventem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [fərˈben]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [fərˈvent]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [feɾˈvent]

Adjective

fervent m or f (masculine and feminine plural fervents)

1. fervent

   Synonym: fervorós

Derived terms

• ferventment

Related terms

• fervor

Further reading

• “fervent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “fervent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “fervent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “fervent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French, from Latin ferventem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛʁ.vɑ̃/

• Audio:

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• Homophone: fervents

Adjective

fervent (feminine fervente, masculine plural fervents, feminine plural ferventes)

1. fervent

Derived terms

• fervemment

Further reading

• “fervent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Verb

fervent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of ferveō

Middle English

Alternative forms

• farvent, ferfent, fervein, fervente, ffervent, vervent

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French fervent, from Latin fervēns, ferventem; compare fervour.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛrˈvɛnt/, /ˈfɛrvɛnt/

Adjective

fervent

1. fervent (very hot)
2. (by extension) tempestuous, fierce
3. fervent (ardent, enthusiastic)
4. (pathology) inflamed, feverous

Derived terms

• fervently
• ferventnesse

Descendants

• English: fervent
• Scots: fervent

References

• “fervent, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French fervent, from Latin fervens.

Adjective

fervent m or n (feminine singular ferventă, masculine plural fervenți, feminine and neuter plural fervente)

1. fervent

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	fervent		ferventă		fervenți	fervente
	definite	ferventul		ferventa		fervenții	ferventele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	fervent		fervente		fervenți	fervente
	definite	ferventului		ferventei		fervenților	ferventelor