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fervid

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Scrabble points
13
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14
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈfɝ.vɪd/
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/ˈfɝ.vɪd/ · /ˈfɜː.vɪd/

Definition of fervid

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Intensely hot; radiating with energy.
    “Four years ago—in 1874—two young Englishmen had occasion to go to the United States. They crossed the ocean at midsummer, and, arriving in New York on the first day of August, were much struck with the fervid temperature of that city.”
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adj

  1. Intensely hot; radiating with energy.
    “Four years ago—in 1874—two young Englishmen had occasion to go to the United States. They crossed the ocean at midsummer, and, arriving in New York on the first day of August, were much struck with the fervid temperature of that city.”
  2. (figuratively)lively, spirited, or frenzied due to being ardent, passionate, and zealous.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-der. Proto-Italic *ferwejō Proto-Italic *ferweō Latin ferveō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin fervidusbor. English fervid Borrowed from Latin fervidus, from ferveō. By surface analysis, Latin ferv- + id.

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