fervor

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Noun

fervor (countable and uncountable, plural fervors)

  1. (US) An intense, heated emotion; passion, ardor.
    The coach trains his water polo team with fervor.
  2. (US) A passionate enthusiasm for some cause.
  3. (US) Heat.

Synonyms

Translations

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Further reading

  • fervor in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • fervor in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From ferveō +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfer.wor/, [ˈfɛr.wɔr]

Noun

fervor m (genitive fervōris); third declension

  1. boiling heat
  2. fermenting
  3. ardour, passion, fury
  4. intoxication

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative fervor fervōrēs
genitive fervōris fervōrum
dative fervōrī fervōribus
accusative fervōrem fervōrēs
ablative fervōre fervōribus
vocative fervor fervōrēs

References

  • fervor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • fervor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • fervor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin fervōris.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɨɾ.ˈvoɾ/
  • Hyphenation: fer‧vor

Noun

fervor m (plural fervores)

  1. fervour (passionate enthusiasm)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin fervōris.

Noun

fervor m (plural fervores)

  1. fervor
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