Definitions for: Fervid


[adj] extremely hot; "the fervent heat...merely communicated a genial warmth to their half-torpid systems"- Nathaniel Hawthorne; "set out...when the fervid heat subsides"- Frances Trollope
[adj] characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a burning enthusiasm"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair"



Webster (1913) Definition: Fer"vid, a. [L. fervidus, fr. fervere. See Fervent.]
1. Very hot; burning; boiling.

The mounted sun Shot down direct his fervid rays.
--Milton.

2. Ardent; vehement; zealous.

The fervid wishes, holy fires. --Parnell.
-- Fer"vid*ly, adv. -- Fer"vid*ness, n.

Synonyms: ardent, burning(a), fervent, fiery, hot, impassioned, passionate, perfervid, torrid

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