-vənt adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French fervent, from Latin fervent-, fervens, present participle of fervēre to boil, glow — more at burn
1. : intensely hot
the tessellated plain … seemed on this fervent day to be half-molten — Mary Webb
2. : of great intensity
the fervent heat … merely communicated a genial warmth to their half-torpid systems — Nathaniel Hawthorne
specifically : characterized by often deep fervor of feeling or expression
fervent patriotism
expressed a fervent hope
the religious center … was the austere yet fervent meetinghouse — Ruth Suckow
setting fervent kisses upon his hands — Paul Bowles
fervent diction — H.O.Taylor
: enthusiastic
had no longer any cause to grow fervent or furious about — Edmund Wilson
: earnest
a fervent moral sense
: zealous
he is known as a fervent champion of the trivial detail — R.L.Taylor
a moment ends the fervent din — William Wordsworth
Synonyms: see impassioned