Fervor — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

feelings of great warmth and intensity

the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɜːvɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɜːvə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɜːvə/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈɜːvɚ/.

Examples

he spoke with great ardor
his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled
he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ardor fervour fervidness excitation ardour inflammation fervency excitement fire

Parts of Speech

noun	feelings of great warmth and intensity “he spoke with great ardor”
noun	the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up “his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled”

Word Forms

fervent	adjective	characterized by intense emotion
fiery	adjective	characterized by intense emotion
fervid	adjective	characterized by intense emotion
excite	verb	stir feelings in

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Inbrunst

Gefühle von großer Wärme und Intensität

🇫🇷French

ferveur

sensations de grande chaleur et intensité

🇮🇹Italian

fervore

sensazioni di grande calore ed intensità

🇳🇱Dutch

hartstocht

gevoelens van grote warmte en intensiteit

🇷🇺Russian

пыл

чувство большой теплоты и интенсивности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जोश

अत्यधिक गर्मजोशी और तीव्रता की भावनाएँ

🇧🇩Bengali

উত্সাহ

মহান উষ্ণতা এবং তীব্রতার অনুভূতি

🇮🇳Tamil

உக்கிரம்

மிகுந்த அரவணைப்பு மற்றும் தீவிர உணர்வுகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆవేశం

గొప్ప వెచ్చదనం మరియు తీవ్రత యొక్క భావాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

उत्साह

महान उबदारपणा आणि तीव्रतेची भावना

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉત્સાહ

મહાન હૂંફ અને તીવ્રતાની લાગણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉತ್ಸಾಹ

ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಉಷ್ಣತೆ ಮತ್ತು ತೀವ್ರತೆಯ ಭಾವನೆಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

തീക്ഷ്ണത

വലിയ ഊഷ്മളതയുടെയും തീവ്രതയുടെയും വികാരങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜੋਸ਼

ਮਹਾਨ ਨਿੱਘ ਅਤੇ ਤੀਬਰਤਾ ਦੀਆਂ ਭਾਵਨਾਵਾਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

جوش

بڑی گرمی اور شدت کے احساسات

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

热情

强烈的温暖和强烈的感觉

🇯🇵Japanese

熱狂

素晴らしい温かさと激しさを感じる

🇰🇷Korean

열렬

엄청난 따뜻함과 강렬한 느낌

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhiệt tình

cảm giác ấm áp và mãnh liệt

🇹🇭Thai

ความร้อนแรง

ความรู้สึกอบอุ่นและรุนแรงอย่างมาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

semangat

perasaan kehangatan dan intensitas yang luar biasa

🇵🇭Filipino

sigla

damdamin ng matinding init at intensidad

🇲🇾Malay

semangat

perasaan hangat dan intensiti yang hebat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حماسة

مشاعر الدفء والكثافة الكبيرة

🇮🇷Persian

شور و حرارت

احساس گرما و شدت زیاد

🇹🇷Turkish

şevk

büyük sıcaklık ve yoğunluk duyguları

🇮🇱Hebrew

לַהַט

תחושות של חום ועוצמה רבה

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