fervid
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9.9
- adjective
- /ˈfɜrvɪd/
- Archaic
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ferviente
- The fervid flames danced in the fireplace.
Examples
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The fervid sun beat down on the desert sands.
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The travelers sought shelter from the fervid sun that blazed overhead.
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A fervid glow emanated from the blacksmith’s forge late into the night.
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Even the desert animals hid until the fervid afternoon cooled into early evening.
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The fervid heat of the sun made the sand on the beach almost too hot to touch.
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As the fervid flames danced in the fireplace, they cast a warm glow throughout the room.
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The fervid lava flowed down the mountainside, glowing brightly against the night sky.
Synonyms
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3.6
Very hot and like burning flames
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4.1
So warm it glows red
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3.4
Very hot and making a hissing sound
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9.9
Describes something very hot and burning, like fire or the sun, used in old writing
Extremely hot, like the inside of an oven
Burning with a bright fire or very bright color
Like fire, very bright or full of strong feeling
Very hot, with high temperature or strong spice
Antonyms
How Hot
Surface Forms
Morphology
fervid = ferv + id
The archaic sense 'extremely hot, burning' reflects the original Latin sense ('to boil') but this historical connection is not transparent to average learners or predictable from modern English morphemes.
Etymology
The word fervid originally meant very hot, from the Latin fervere 'to boil', and was used for burning or glowing heat. So in older writing fervid can mean 'extremely hot' as well as show strong, heated feeling.