different between fervent vs diligent

English

Etymology

From Middle English fervent, from Old French fervent, from Latin fervens, ferventem, present participle of fervere (“to boil, ferment, glow, rage”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?f?.v?nt/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?f??.v?nt/
• Hyphenation: fer?vent
• Rhymes: -??(?)v?nt

Adjective

fervent (comparative more fervent, superlative most fervent)

1. Exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief.
   • 1819, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Mathilda, ch. 3:

     As I returned my fervent hopes were dashed by so many fears.

2. Having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, or passion.
   • 1876, Wilkie Collins, "Mr. Captain and the Nymph," in Little Novels,

     Never again would those fresh lips touch his lips with their fervent kiss!

3. Glowing, burning, very hot.
   • 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Second Epistle of Peter, 3:10:

     But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

Derived terms

• fervently

Related terms

• fever
• ferment
• fervid
• fervor

Translations

Further reading

• fervent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• fervent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• fervent at OneLook Dictionary Search

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin ferv?ns.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /f???vent/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /f?r?ben/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /fe??vent/

Adjective

fervent (masculine and feminine plural fervents)

1. fervent

   Synonym: fervorós

Derived terms

• ferventment

Related terms

• fervor

Further reading

• “fervent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “fervent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “fervent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “fervent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin ferv?ntem, accusative of ferv?ns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f??.v??/
• Homophone: fervents

Adjective

fervent (feminine singular fervente, masculine plural fervents, feminine plural ferventes)

1. fervent

Derived terms

• fervemment

Further reading

• “fervent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

fervent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of ferve?

Romanian

Etymology

From French fervent, from Latin fervens.

Adjective

fervent m or n (feminine singular fervent?, masculine plural ferven?i, feminine and neuter plural fervente)

1. fervent

Declension

English

Etymology

From Middle English diligent, from Old French diligent, from Latin d?lig?ns (“careful, attentive, diligent”), present participle of d?lig? (“to love, esteem much, literally to choose, select”), from d?-, dis- (“apart”) + leg? (“to choose”); see elect and select.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d?l?d??nt/

Adjective

diligent (comparative more diligent, superlative most diligent)

1. Performing with industrious concentration; hard-working and focused.

Alternative forms

• deligent (archaic)

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:industrious

Derived terms

• diligently

Related terms

• diligence

Translations

Further reading

• diligent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• diligent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin diligens.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /di.li??ent/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /di.li??en/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /di.li?d??ent/

Adjective

diligent (masculine and feminine plural diligents)

1. diligent (performing with intense concentration)

Derived terms

• diligentment

Related terms

• diligència

Further reading

• “diligent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Etymology

From Latin diligens.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.li.???/

Adjective

diligent (feminine singular diligente, masculine plural diligents, feminine plural diligentes)

1. diligent (performing with intense concentration)

Derived terms

• diligemment

Related terms

• diligence

Further reading

• “diligent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

d?ligent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of d?lig?