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Fervor

/ˈfɜːr.vər/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #7500 frequency
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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Intense and passionate feeling or enthusiasm.

    "The crowd cheered for the winning team with mounting fervor."
  2. 2

    A state of emotional warmth or glowing heat.

    "The artist painted with a fierce fervor that captured every nuance of the sunset."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin word 'fervere', meaning 'to boil' or 'to be hot', which evolved into the Old French 'fervor'. It entered the English language in the late Middle English period, preserving its metaphorical sense of intense heat, passion, and boiling enthusiasm.

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