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fervor

/ˈfɝ.vɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.05 in modern English

Syllables
fer-vor
IPA
/ˈfɝ.vɚ/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An intense, heated emotion; passion, ardor.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

A passionate enthusiasm for some cause.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

Heat.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈfɝ.vɚ/
  • British English: /ˈfɜːvə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

fervors (plural) fervour (alternative, Commonwealth)

Derived Forms

fervorent fervorless fervorous

Frequently Paired Words

fervent fervid fever

Synonyms

fire in the belly zeal ardor ardour fervour fervency fire fervidness

Homonyms

further (th-fronting, fern–fir–fur merger)

Rhymes With

server observer preserver

Questions

How do you pronounce fervor?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɝ.vɚ/.
What does fervor mean?
An intense, heated emotion; passion, ardor.
Where does fervor come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce fervor

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