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fervor

fer·vor

UK/ˈfɜːvə/ US/ˈfəːvə/ uncommon us

noun

1.

feelings of great warmth and intensity

  • “he spoke with great ardor”
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2.

the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up

  • “his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled”
  • “he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation”
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Origin

From Middle English fervour, from Old French, from Latin fervor (“a boiling or raging heat, heat, vehemence, passion”), from fervere (“to boil, be hot”); see fervent. By surface analysis, Latin ferv- + -or (“abstract noun suffix”).

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