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FERVENCY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Feelings of great warmth and intensity
Example:
he spoke with great ardor
Synonyms:
ardor; ardour; fervency; fervidness; fervor; fervour; fire
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("fervency" is a kind of...):
passion; passionateness (a strong feeling or emotion)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fervency"):
zeal (excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end)
Derivation:
fervent (characterized by intense emotion)
