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fervent
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)
- 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.
- 1819, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Mathilda, ch. 3:
- 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!
- 1876, Wilkie Collins, "Mr. Captain and the Nymph," in Little Novels,
- 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.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Second Epistle of Peter, 3:10:
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)
- 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)
- fervent
Derived terms
- fervemment
Further reading
- “fervent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Verb
fervent
- 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)
- fervent
Declension
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sprightly
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /?sp?a?tli/
- Hyphenation: spright?ly
Etymology 1
From spright +? -ly (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘behaving like, having the nature of’). Spright is an obsolete variant of sprite (“a shade, spirit; elf, fairy, goblin; apparition, ghost”), from Middle English sprit (“principle of life; soul, especially at the point of death; immaterial being (angel, demon, apparition, ghost, etc.); divine inspiration; Holy Spirit; the mind, intellect, reason; mental faculties, senses; power of prophecy; character, disposition; courage, resolution; mood, state of mind; human will; breath; (alchemy) volatile substance”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman esprite, esprit and Middle French esprit, variants of Anglo-Norman, Middle French, Old French espirit, esperit (“spirit”), from Latin sp?ritus (“air; breath; breathing; ghost, spirit”), from sp?r? (“to breathe; to breathe out, exhale”) (from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys- (“to blow; to breathe”)) + -tus (“suffix forming action nouns from verbs”).
Adjective
sprightly (comparative sprightlier, superlative sprightliest)
- Animated, gay, or vivacious; lively, spirited.
- Synonyms: energetic, high-spirited, (chiefly Australia, US) spright
- Antonym: melancholy
- Of a person: full of life and vigour, especially with a light and springy step.
- Synonyms: active, dynamic, mettlesome, vivacious
- Especially of an older person: energetic and in good health; spry.
- (obsolete, rare) Of or relating to a sprite; ghostly, spectral.
Alternative forms
- sprightlie (obsolete)
- spritely
Derived terms
- spright (adjective) (chiefly Australia, US)
- sprightle (English Midlands, Northern Ireland, rare)
- sprightlily
- sprightliness
Related terms
- sprightful
- sprightless (rare)
- sprightness (rare)
Translations
Etymology 2
From spright +? -ly (suffix forming adverbs from adjectives).; see further at etymology 1.
Adverb
sprightly (comparative sprightlier, superlative sprightliest)
- In a lively and vigorous way; sprightlily.
Derived terms
- sprightlily
Translations
References
Anagrams
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