fervid

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-der.

Proto-Italic *ferwejō

Proto-Italic *ferweō

Latin ferveō

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.

Proto-Italic *-iðos

Latin -idus

Latin fervidusbor.

English fervid

Borrowed from Latin fervidus, from ferveō. By surface analysis, Latin ferv- +‎ id.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfɝ.vɪd/

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• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɜː.vɪd/

Adjective

fervid (comparative more fervid or fervider, superlative most fervid or fervidest)

1. Intensely hot; radiating with energy.
   • 1878, Henry James, An International Episode‎^[1]:

     Four years ago—in 1874—two young Englishmen had occasion to go to the United States. They crossed the ocean at midsummer, and, arriving in New York on the first day of August, were much struck with the fervid temperature of that city.

2. (figurative) lively, spirited, or frenzied due to being ardent, passionate, and zealous.

   Synonyms: ardent, fervent, see Thesaurus:enthusiastic

   Antonym: frigid

Derived terms

• fervidity
• fervidly
• fervidness
• fervid plagodis
• unfervid

Related terms

• fervent
• fever
• fervor
• perfervid

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fervidus.

Adjective

fervid m or n (feminine singular fervidă, masculine plural fervizi, feminine/neuter plural fervide)

1. glowing

Declension

Declension of fervid

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	fervid		fervidă	fervizi	fervide
	definite	fervidul		fervida	fervizii	fervidele
genitive- dative	indefinite	fervid		fervide	fervizi	fervide
	definite	fervidului		fervidei	fervizilor	fervidelor