fervor

C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings

Also spelled fervour

US /ˈfɝvɚ/ UK /ˈfɜːvə/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like further /ð/ vs /v/

Meanings

1

noun
intense and passionate feeling or enthusiasm

She spoke about reform with genuine fervor.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · intense and passionate... passion ardor zeal intensity enthusiasm vehemence earnestness

Opposites

apathy indifference coolness

Word family

Related forms fervent fervidfervency

Etymology

From Old French fervor, from Latin fervor ('a boiling, heat, passion'), from fervere ('to boil, glow'), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrew- ('to boil, ferment').

fervor Latin fervere Latin *bʰrew- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Emotions & Feelings Word Formation & Derivatives

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# fervor

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈfɝvɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈfɜːvə/

## Meanings
1. intense and passionate feeling or enthusiasm

## Examples
- She spoke about reform with genuine fervor.

## Synonyms
- passion
- ardor
- zeal
- intensity
- enthusiasm
- vehemence
- earnestness

## Antonyms
- apathy
- indifference
- coolness

## Related Forms
- fervent
- fervid
- fervency

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: fervor
- Root: fervere
- Root: *bʰrew-

## Etymology
From Old French fervor, from Latin fervor ('a boiling, heat, passion'), from fervere ('to boil, glow'), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrew- ('to boil, ferment').

## AI Etymology
Fervor is from Old French fervor, from Latin fervor ('a boiling, heat, passion'), from fervere ('to boil, glow'), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrew- ('to boil, ferment'). Important recorded forms include fervor (Latin), fervere (Latin), and *bʰrew- (Proto-Indo-European). The current sense covers intense and passionate feeling or enthusiasm. The wider family includes related words such as fervent, fervid, and fervency.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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