fervor
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- (Commonwealth spelling) fervour
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin fervor (“a boiling or raging heat, heat, vehemence, passion”), from fervere (“to boil, be hot”); see fervent.
Pronunciation [edit]
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Noun [edit]
fervor (countable and uncountable; plural fervors)
- (US) An intense, heated emotion; passion, ardor.
- (US) A passionate enthusiasm for some cause.
- (US) Heat.
Synonyms [edit]
- (passionate enthusiasm): fire in the belly, zeal
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
intense, heated emotion; passion, ardor
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passionate enthusiasm for some cause
heat
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External links [edit]
- fervor in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- fervor in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Latin [edit]
Noun [edit]
fervor (genitive fervōris); m, third declension
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fervor | fervōrēs |
| genitive | fervōris | fervōrum |
| dative | fervōrī | fervōribus |
| accusative | fervōrem | fervōrēs |
| ablative | fervōre | fervōribus |
| vocative | fervor | fervōrēs |
Spanish [edit]
Noun [edit]
fervor m (plural fervores)