Meaning & Definition of Fervent in English

1. Characterized by intense emotion

• "Ardent love"

• "An ardent lover"

• "A fervent desire to change society"

• "A fervent admirer"

• "Fiery oratory"

• "An impassioned appeal"

• "A torrid love affair"

2. Extremely hot

• "The fervent heat...merely communicated a genial warmth to their half-torpid systems"- nathaniel hawthorne

• "Set out...when the fervid heat subsides"- frances trollope