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May 26, 2012
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Synonyms for fervent

Adjective

1. ardent, burning(prenominal), fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torrid, passionate (vs. passionless)
usage: 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"
2. cordial, fervent, sincere (vs. insincere)
usage: sincerely or intensely felt; "a cordial regard for his visitor's comfort"; "a cordial abhorrence of waste"; "a fervent hope"
3. fervent, fervid, hot (vs. cold)
usage: 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
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