Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fervid

/ˈfɝ.vɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: fer-vid
IPA: /ˈfɝ.vɪd/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Intensely hot; radiating with energy.

adj

lively, spirited, or frenzied due to being ardent, passionate, and zealous.

Example Sentences

"Four years ago—in 1874—two young Englishmen had occasion to go to the United States. They crossed the ocean at midsummer, and, arriving in New York on the first day of August, were much struck with the fervid temperature of that city."
"In daylight, and in beauty from his birth: / Whose fervid, flickering torch of life was lit / From the sun and stars, whence he had drawn forth / A passionate light […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-der. Proto-Italic *ferwejō Proto-Italic *ferweō Latin ferveō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin fervidusbor. English fervid Borrowed from Latin fervidus, from ferveō. By surface analysis, Latin ferv- + id.

Word Breakdown

Root: *bʰrewh₁-

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfɝ.vɪd/
British English: /ˈfɜː.vɪd/

Inflected Forms

more fervid (comparative) fervider (comparative) most fervid (superlative) fervidest (superlative)

Derived Forms

fervidity fervidly fervidness unfervid

Phrases

fervid plagodis

Frequently Paired Words

fervent fever fervor perfervid

Synonyms

ardent fervent see Thesaurus:enthusiastic fiery impassioned perfervid torrid

Antonyms

frigid

Questions

How do you pronounce fervid?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɝ.vɪd/.
What does fervid mean?: Intensely hot; radiating with energy.
Where does fervid come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-der. Proto-Italic *ferwejō Proto-Italic *ferweō Latin ferveō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin fervidusbor. English fervid Borrowed from Latin fervidus, from ferveō. By surface analysis, Latin ferv- + id.

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