fervour
English
Alternative forms
- (US spelling) fervor
Noun
fervour (countable and uncountable, plural fervours) (British spelling)
- An intense, heated emotion; passion, ardour.
- A passionate enthusiasm for some cause.
- Heat.
Translations
fervor — see fervor
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French fervor, from Latin fervor, fervōrem; compare fervent.
Pronunciation
Noun
fervour (uncountable)
- fervour (emotional passion or enthusiasm)
- Intense heat or fieriness.
- (rare) Tempestuousness, raging.
Descendants
References
- “fervǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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