different between wanting vs fervent
wanting
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?w?nt??/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?w?nt??/
- Rhymes: -?nt??
Etymology 1
From Middle English wantyng, wantynge, wantand, equivalent to want +? -ing.
Adjective
wanting (comparative more wanting, superlative most wanting)
- That wants or desires.
- Absent or lacking.
- 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Modern Library Edition (1995), page 171,
- […] but where other powers of entertainment are wanting, the true philosopher will derive benefit from such as are given.
- 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Modern Library Edition (1995), page 171,
- Deficient.
Derived terms
- wantingly
Translations
Preposition
wanting
- Without, except, but.
- Less, short of, minus.
Verb
wanting
- present participle of want
Etymology 2
From Middle English wantyng, wantynge, equivalent to want +? -ing.
Noun
wanting (countable and uncountable, plural wantings)
- The state of wanting something; desire.
- 2004, Joseph H. Casey S.J., Life, Love, and Sex
- Choice occurs only when we experience a conflict of wantings.
- 2004, Joseph H. Casey S.J., Life, Love, and Sex
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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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