Definition of FERVENT

fervent

Adjective Satellite

  • characterized by intense emotion
    • "a fervent desire to change society"
    • "a fervent admirer"
  • extremely hot; - Nathaniel Hawthorne; - Frances Trollope
    • "the fervent heat...merely communicated a genial warmth to their half-torpid systems"

Adj

  • Exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, and/or belief.
  • Having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, and/or passion.
  • Glowing, burning, very hot.

Adjective

  • Displaying intense passion, enthusiasm, or warmth of feeling.

Examples

  • A truly FERVENT player knows every two-letter word in Scrabble.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 13

fervent: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
fervent: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fervent: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

fervent: valid Words With Friends Word