EGAVE

fervent

About 1.58 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Very hot; burning, scorching; also, glowing with heat.
  2. adjective Of cold: intense, severe. Of a drug: having an abundance of heat as one of the four qualities believed to be characteristic of all things; hot rather than cold, dry, or moist.
  3. adjective Of cold: intense, severe.
  4. adjective Of a drug: having an abundance of heat as one of the four qualities believed to be characteristic of all things; hot rather than cold, dry, or moist.
  5. adjective Of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and enthusiasm or zeal; ardent, earnest, passionate.
  6. adjective Of a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and enthusiasm or zeal; ardent, earnest, passionate.
  7. adjective Of a thing such as a battle, unrest, etc.: intense, severe; also, of a wild animal: fierce.

Similar words

perfervid ardent fervid impassioned passionate cordial sincere torrid hot burning

Often followed by

prayer and in prayers hope desire love heat piety wish

Word family

fervently

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