fervid

fer·vid

adj \ˈfər-vəd\

Definition of FERVID

1

: very hot : burning

2

: marked by often extreme fervor <a fervid crusader>

— fer·vid·ly adverb

— fer·vid·ness noun

Examples of FERVID

1. <at the school board meeting the librarian delivered a fervid speech defending the classic novel against would-be censors>
2. <the fervid sands of Arabia, where T.E. Lawrence staked his claim to military glory>

Origin of FERVID

Latin fervidus, from fervēre

First Known Use: 1599

Related to FERVID

Synonyms: ardent, blazing, burning, charged, demonstrative, emotional, fervent, feverish, fiery, flaming, glowing, hot-blooded, impassioned, incandescent, intense, passional, passionate, perfervid, red-hot, religious, superheated, torrid, vehement, warm, warm-blooded

Antonyms: cold, cool, dispassionate, emotionless, impassive, unemotional

Related Words: gushing, gushy, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, saccharine, sappy, schmaltzy, sentimental, sloppy, sugary; histrionic, melodramatic; enthusiastic, gung ho, keen, zealous; enamored, infatuated, obsessed; uninhibited, unreserved, unrestrained; frenzied, orgiastic, overemotional, overexcited, overheated

Near Antonyms: detached, dry, impersonal, objective; reserved, undemonstrative

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