Found 2 items, similar to fervid.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: fervid
fervid
adj 1: 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” [syn:
ardent,
burning(a),
fervent,
fiery,
impassioned,
perfervid,
torrid]
2: 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 [syn:
fervent]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Fervid
Fervid
\Fer"vid\, a. [L. fervidus, fr. fervere. See
Fervent.]
1. Very hot; burning; boiling.
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The mounted sun
Shot down direct his fervid rays. --Milton.
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2. Ardent; vehement; zealous.
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The fervid wishes, holy fires. --Parnell.
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Fer"vid*ly, adv. --
Fer"vid*ness, n.
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