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fervent
What does fervent mean?
fervent (adjective): characterized by intense emotion.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use fervent in a sentence?
- His father is a fervent birdwatcher. (Tatoeba sentence #8781281 by Amastan, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce fervent?
/ˈfɝvənt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does fervent come from?
From Middle English fervent, from Old French fervent (Modern French fervent).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of fervent?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “fervent”?
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What does “fervent” mean?
with a rough texture; not smooth
Not quite: that's what coarse means.
counterfeit or fake; not genuine
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characterized by intense emotion
Right! That's what “fervent” means.
of or in or relating to the nose
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Which word is closest in meaning to “fervent”?
candid
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ardent
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clumsy
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innate
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