FERVID
Dictionary entry overview: What does fervid mean? • FERVID (adjective)
The adjective FERVID has 2 senses:
1. characterized by intense emotion
2. extremely hot
Familiarity information: FERVID used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FERVID (adjective)
Meaning:
Characterized by intense emotion
Synonyms:
perfervid; impassioned; fiery; fervid; fervent; ardent; torrid; burning
Context examples:
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
Similar:
passionate (having or expressing strong emotions)
Meaning:
Extremely hot
Synonyms:
fervent; fervid
Context examples:
the fervent heat...merely communicated a genial warmth to their half-torpid systems / set out...when the fervid heat subsides
Similar:
hot (used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning)
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