The mounted sun
Shot down direct his fervid rays. --Milton.
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2. Ardent; vehement; zealous.
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The fervid wishes, holy fires. --Parnell. -- {Fer"vid*ly}, adv. -- {Fer"vid*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
fervidness — index ardor Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
fervidness — noun see fervid … New Collegiate Dictionary
fervidness — See fervidly. * * * … Universalium
fervidness — n. intensity, zeal, enthusiasm; great heat, burning … English contemporary dictionary
fervidness — fer·vid·ness … English syllables
fervidness — noun feelings of great warmth and intensity he spoke with great ardor • Syn: ↑ardor, ↑ardour, ↑fervor, ↑fervour, ↑fervency, ↑fire • Derivationally related forms: ↑fervid … Useful english dictionary
ardor — noun 1. a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause) (Freq. 3) they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor he felt a kind of religious zeal • Syn: ↑ardour, ↑elan, ↑zeal • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fervency — noun feelings of great warmth and intensity he spoke with great ardor • Syn: ↑ardor, ↑ardour, ↑fervor, ↑fervour, ↑fire, ↑fervidness • Derivationally related forms: ↑ferv … Useful english dictionary
fervor — noun 1. feelings of great warmth and intensity (Freq. 1) he spoke with great ardor • Syn: ↑ardor, ↑ardour, ↑fervour, ↑fervency, ↑fire, ↑fervidness … Useful english dictionary
fervid — adjective Etymology: Latin fervidus, from fervēre Date: 1599 1. very hot ; burning 2. marked by often extreme fervor < a fervid crusader > Synonyms: see impassioned • fervidly adverb • fervidness … New Collegiate Dictionary
