- 1. a. Hot; glowing; boiling; burning; as, a fervent summer. Source: opted
- 2. a. Warm in feeling; ardent in temperament; earnest; full of fervor; zealous; glowing. Source: opted
- 3. adj. characterized by intense emotion Source: wordnet
- 4. adj. (archaic) extremely hot, burning, or glowing Source: wordnet
- 5. 1. Hot; glowing; boiling; burning; as, a fervent summer. The elements shall melt with fervent heat. 2 Pet. iii. 10. 2. Warm in feeling; ardent in temperament; earnest; full of fervor; zealous; glowing. Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit. Rom. iii. 11. So spake the fervent angel. Milton. A fervent desire to promote the happiness of mankind. Macaulay. -- Fer"vent*ly, adv. -- Fer"vent*ness, n. Laboring fervently for you in prayers. Col. iv. 12. Source: webster
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