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importunate
English
Etymology 1
From Latin importune +? -ate
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m?p??tj?n?t/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?m?p??t???n?t/
Adjective
importunate (comparative more importunate, superlative most importunate)
- (of a demand) Persistent or pressing, often annoyingly so.
- 1890, Henry James, The Tragic Muse:
- Nick was on the point of declaring again that he was a humbug, so vivid was his inner sense of what he thought of his factitious public utterances, which had the cursed property of creating dreadful responsibilities and importunate credulities for him.
- 1890, Henry James, The Tragic Muse:
- (of a person) Given to importunate demands, greedily or thoughtlessly demanding.
Related terms
- importune
Translations
Etymology 2
From French importuner (“to bother, disturb”)
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m?p??tju?ne?t/
- (US) IPA(key): /?m?p??tju?ne?t/
Verb
importunate (third-person singular simple present importunates, present participle importunating, simple past and past participle importunated)
- (rare) To importune, or to obtain by importunity.
- 1581 June 23, Thomas Churchyard, letter to Sir Christopher Hatton, in Sir Harris Nicolas (editor), Memoirs of the Life and Times of Sir Christopher Hatton, K.G., Richard Bentley (publisher, 1847), page 173:
- All which notwithstanding, I obtained licence at length to make my supplication to the noble Parliament house; but I could find no messengers till Sir John Seton went, whom I importunated daily to obtain me favor for my return home again.
- 1847 December 18, N. Roussel, “Spiritual Destitution of Paris.—Appeal to British Christians”, in Evangelical Christendom: Its State and Prospects, Volume II (1848), Partridge and Oakey, page 43:
- Is my work ended? The fear of importunating my friends answers, “Yes.”
- 1910 July, David Leslie Brown, “The Need of To-day”, in Sunset, Volume 25, Southern Pacific Company, reverse of frontispiece:
- It is the concrete that impresses, that importunates until it influences—in writing as in everything else.
- 1581 June 23, Thomas Churchyard, letter to Sir Christopher Hatton, in Sir Harris Nicolas (editor), Memoirs of the Life and Times of Sir Christopher Hatton, K.G., Richard Bentley (publisher, 1847), page 173:
Translations
Anagrams
- permutation, premutation
Italian
Verb
importunate
- second-person plural present indicative of importunare
- second-person plural imperative of importunare
- feminine plural of importunato
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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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