Fervor Meaning
/ˈfɜːvə/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn intense, heated emotion; passion, ardor.
nounA passionate enthusiasm for some cause.
Sentence Examples
Their religious fervor was unparalleled.
He studies with great fervor the life sciences.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The crowd's ____ grew as the band launched into its final song.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The crowd cheered with great ____ as the winning goal was scored in the final minutes of the match.
Word Origin & History
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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CEFR Practice Quiz
The crowd's ____ grew as the band launched into its final song.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The crowd cheered with great ____ as the winning goal was scored in the final minutes of the match.