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fervid
What does fervid mean?
fervid (adjective): lively, spirited, or frenzied due to being ardent, passionate, and zealous.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce fervid?
/ˈfɝvəd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does fervid come from?
Borrowed from Latin fervidus, from ferveō.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of fervid?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “fervid” mean?
lively, spirited, or frenzied due to being ardent, passionate, and zealous
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manly; having characteristics associated with being male, such as strength
Not quite: that's what virile means.
(of a substance) capable of being dissolved in some solvent (usually water)
Not quite: that's what soluble means.
straying from the proper course or standard, or outside established limits
Not quite: that's what errant means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “fervid”?
ardent
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candid
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clumsy
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innate
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