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Fervent

Definitions: Fervent

Fervent

Adjective

1. Characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a burning enthusiasm"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair".

2. Sincerely or intensely felt; "a cordial regard for his visitor's comfort"; "a cordial abhorrence of waste"; "a fervent hope".

3. Extremely hot; "the fervent heat...merely communicated a genial warmth to their half-torpid systems"- Nathaniel Hawthorne; "set out...when the fervid heat subsides"- Frances Trollope.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "fervent" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Etymology: Fervent \Fer"vent\, adjective. [French expression fervent, from Latin expression fervens, -entis. p. pr. of fervere the boiling hot, to boil, glow.]. (Websters 1913)

 

Synonyms: Fervent

Synonyms: ardent (adj), burning(a) (adj), cordial (adj), fervid (adj), fiery (adj), impassioned (adj), perfervid (adj), torrid (adj). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Fervent

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Desire

Eager, avid, keen; burning, fervent, ardent; agog; all agog; breathless; impatient; (impetuous); bent on, intent on, set on, bent upon, intent upon, set upon; mad after, enrage, rabid, dying for, devoured by desire.

Feeling

Earnest, wistful, eager, breathless; fervent; fervid; gushing, passionate, warm-hearted, hearty, cordial, sincere, zealous, enthusiastic, glowing, ardent, burning, red-hot, fiery, flaming; boiling over.

Heat

Adjective: hot, warm, mild, genial, tepid, lukewarm, unfrozen; thermal, thermic; calorific; fervent, fervid; ardent; aglow.

Hope

Noun: hope, hopes; desire; fervent hope, sanguine expectation, trust, confidence, reliance; faith; (belief); affiance, assurance; secureness, security; reassurance.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Fervent

English words defined with "fervent": ardentburningcordialfervid, fieryimpassioned, In hot waterpartisan, perfervidtorridzealot. (references)
Specialty definitions using "fervent": Strike while the Iron is Hot. (references)
Etymologies containing "fervent": fervency, Fervescent, fervid. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Fervent" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

French (addict, ardent, devoted, devotee, devout, enthusiast, fervent, full of zeal, interested, votary, zealous), Romanian (devout, fervent).

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Modern Usage: Fervent

DomainUsage

Screenplays

You have such a fervent, passionate, evangelical faith in this country -- why in the name of God don't you have any faith in the system of government you're so hell-bent to protect? (Seven Days in May; writing credit: Fletcher Knebel; Charles W. Bailey II)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Fervent

DomainTitle

Books

  

Music

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Familiar Quotations: Fervent

AuthorQuotation

James Jeffrey Roche

Comrade-love is as a welding blast of candid flame and ardent temperature: glowing more fervent, it doth bind more fast.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Speeches: Fervent

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Andrew Jackson

1829-1837That our deliberations on this interesting subject should be uninfluenced by those partisan conflicts that are incident to free institutions is the fervent wish of my heart.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Fervent

"Fervent" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Fervent" is used about 185 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)100%18522,646

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: Fervent

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "fervent".
 
NameGenderLanguageMeaning
ArtaxerxesN/ABiblical

Fervent to spoil

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

 

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Expressions: Fervent

Expressions using "fervent": grow fervent most fervent. Additional references.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Fervent

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

fervent

6

fervent record

5

fervent prayer

2
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Modern Translations: Fervent

Language Translations for "fervent"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

i zjarrtë (ardent, fervid, fiery, flaming, flamy, heated, hot, hot-blooded, inflammatory, passional, passionate, perfervid, sultry, volcanic, vulcanic, warm, warm blooded), i nxehtë (ardent, burning, earnest, fiery, glowing, heated, hot, red-hot, scalding, torrid). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏محتدم (ardent, glowing), ‏متقد (ablaze, aflame, aglow, blazing, burning, fiery, flamboyance, flamboyancy, flaming, glowing, impassioned, incandescent, passionate, red-hot, strenuous, sultry, torrid, vehement), ‏متوهج (aglow, ardent, blazing, flamboyant, flame, flash, garish, glowing, incandescent, live, lurid, radiant), ‏متحمس (advocate, ardent, ardent supporter, eager, eagerly intent, ebullient, enthusiast, enthusiastic, fanatic, fanatical, fervid, fiery, hot, hothead, impassioned, keen, passionate, strenuous, warm, zealot, zealous), ‏حماسي (ardent, eager, enthusiast, enthusiastic, warm, zealous), ‏شديد الحرارة. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

страстен (amorous, eager, enthusiastic, fierce, gutsy, impassioned, keen, libidinous, lustful, passional, passionate, sulphurous, sultry, vehement, violent), ревностен (ardent, eager, earnest, fanatic, fanatical, intense, jealous, keen, mettled, mettlesome, openmouthed, painstaking, violent, zealous), горещ (aglow, burning, devout, fervid, fiery, flaming, high-spirited, hot, intense, scorching, strong, thermal, torrid), жарък (ardent, sultry, torrid, violent), палещ (burning, scorching, torrid), пламенен (ardent, ebullient, fiery, flaming, flamy, glowing, incandescent, passionate, red blooded, torrid, zealous). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

熱切 , (heat, hot, to heat up, warm up), 慷慨激昂 (Declamatory), 慷慨 (vehement). (various references)

   

Czech

  

zanícený (avid, dedicated, enthusiastic, festered, zealous), vroucí (ardent, burning, heartfelt, soulful, tender), vášnivý (ardent, avid, heated, impassioned, inveterate, keen, passional, passionate, red-hot, sultry, torrid, vehement, violent), plamenný (impassioned, rousing), náruživý (ardent, enthusiastic, fanatical, great), horoucí, horký (blazing, hot, scalding, torrid). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

harras (ardent, devoted, devout, warm). (various references)

   

French

  

fervent, ardent. (various references)

   

German

  

heiß (alive, ardent, ardently, burning, fervently, fierce, heated, highly radioactive, horny, hot, hotly, impassioned, passionate, Randy, thermal, thermionic, torrid), glühend (aglow, ardent, blazing, blistering, broiling, burning, consuming, fiery, flaming, flushed, gloweringly, glowing, incandescent, live, red-hot, torrid, torridly). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

θερμόσ (cordial, heated, hot, thermal, thermos, warm), διακαήσ (ardent, eager). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

ל"וט (avid, eager, excited, keen, keyed up, solicitous), ק"חת י (ardent, febrile, feverish, hectic, passionate), עז (cordial, fierce, goat, intense, mighty, powerful, strong, tearing), חם (father in law, hot, warm), ל"ב (animated, ardent, devotee, ebullient, enthusiast, enthusiastic, excited, fervid, fiery, impassioned, keen, zealous). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

heves (acute, boisterous, explosive, fervid, fulmination, heady, heated, hot, hot-tempered, impetuous, intense, keen, mettled, mettlesome, passionate, poignant, rampageous, sanguine, short tempered, snoring, to run the gauntlet of adverse criticism, vehement, warm), buzgó (devout, eager, earnest, enthusiastic, fervid, forward, keen, sedulous, strenuous, zealous). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

mesra (hearty), menggelora (see: bergelora), berapi (be on fire, fiery, have fire). (various references)

   

Italian

  

fervido (ardent, fervid), fervente (ardent, devout, fervid), caldo (ardent, heat, highly radioactive, hot, hot weather, strong, thermal, warm, warming, warmth), ardente (ablaze, afire, aflame, aglow, ardent, burning, eager, earnest, fierce, fiery, hot, live, passionate, weather helm). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

激烈 (furious, vehement, violent). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

れつれつ (extremely cold, fierce, violent), 'きれつ (fierceness, furious, intenseness, severity, vehement, violence, violent). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

뜨거운 (hot). (various references)

   

Manx

  

jeean (ardent, businesslike, diligent, eager, earnest, intense, intensive, keen, sudden, vehement, zealous). (various references)

   

Norwegian

  

ivrig (eager, keen, zealous), glødende (lurid). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

erventfay

   

Portuguese

  

fervente (boiling), vivacidade (abandon, animation, bounce, brightness, color, colour, flotation, ginger, hasty, life, liveliness, mettle, nimbus, quickness, quicksilver, raciness, readiness, snap, verve, vivacity, warmth), ardente (ablaze, afire, aflame, aglow, alight, ardent, blazing, burning, eager, feelingly, fervor, fierceness, fiery, flaming, het up, hot, hot-blooded, Hotspur, incantation, intense, keen, longing, passionate, scorching, torrid, tropic, tropical, vehement, volcanic, warm). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

fierbinte (ardent, boiling, burning, consuming, devout, ebullient, fiery, hot, intense, scorching, torrid), fervent (devout), zelos (ardent, devout, eager, earnest, gumptious, impassioned, intensely, zealous), pãtimaş (ardent, ardently, fervently, fiery, inveterate, lustily, passionate, passionately), aprins (ablaze, aflame, aglow, alight, ardent, blazing, bright, brilliant, burning, eager, fiery, glowing, hasty, heated, hot, hot-blooded, hothead, kindled, live, living, lurid, mercurial, passionate, peppery, perfervid, sharp, sudden, vehement, violent, vivid). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

горячий (ardent, boiling hot, burning, earnest, fervid, fiery, full of beans, glowing, heady, heated, hot, hot-blooded, hot-brained, hot-headed, mettled, red-hot, vehement, warm blooded). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

strastan (passionate), žarki (ardent, bright, fervid, hot, torrid, tropic, zealous). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

ferviente. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

brinnande (alight, ardent, burning, fervid, in, on fire, passionate, perfervid). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

sıcak (friendly, hot, quick, thermal, warm), kızgın (angry, angry with, annoyed, ardent, baking, black, boiling, cross, dyspeptic, fierce, fiery, flaming, frowning, furious, glowing, hot, hot-blooded, huffy, in a glow, in a pet, in a tiff, incensed, indignant, indignantly, inflamed, irate, ireful, mad, pissed off, red-hot, snappish, sore, vexed, wild, wroth), hararetli (aboil, aglow, burning, dithyrambic, excited, fevered, glowing, heated, in a glow, perfervid, roaring, sulphurous, sultry, vehement, warm), gayretli (arduous, as keen as mustard, assiduous, diligent, eager, full of pep, full of vim, hardworking, industrious, persevering, sedulous, strenuous, studious, vigorous, zealous), coşkun (ardent, boiling over, ebullient, effervescent, elated, exalted, exuberant, frenzied, impetuous, overflowing, rhapsodic, rhapsodical, sharp), ateşli (aglow, ardent, armed, burning, eager, enthusiastic, febrile, fevered, feverish, fierce, fiery, flamboyant, flaming, gut, hectic, het up, hot, impassioned, in a glow, mettled, mettlesome, passionate, perfervid, racy, red-hot, skittish, sulphurous, sultry, torrid, vehement, zealous). (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

гарячий (ardent, broiling, earnest, hot, hot tempered, hot-brained, hotheaded, impetuous, mettled, mettlesome, ornery, scalding, torrid, warm), завзятий (audacious, daring, mettled, mettlesome, pertinacious, proud, stubborn, unsparing), жаркий (ardent, broiling, flaming, tropical, warm), палкий (ardent, darling, eager, earnest, ebullient, fiery, high-spirited, hot-blooded, perfervid, rousing, warm, warm blooded, zealous). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

tha thiết; sôi sục (fervid), nhiệt th nh (fervid, hot-blooded), nóng bỏng n"ng nhiệt (fervid), nóng (hot, short-tempered, simoom, simoon, thermal). (various references)

   

Welsh

  

tanbaid (brilliant, fiery, hot), hwyliog (eloquent), gwresog (ardent, hot, warm), brwd (boil, heat, hot). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Fervent

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

fervens, fervente, ferventes, ferventis, fervidus. (various references)

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Bible Trace: Fervent

LanguageDateSourceRomans Chapter 12, Verse 11
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintTh spoudh mh oknhroi tw pneumati zeonteV tw kairw douleuonteV
Latin405VulgateSollicitudine non pigri spiritu ferventes Domino servientes
Old English990West SaxonNæfre sie orfeorme on ellenwodnesse, ac beheald eower gastlicne wylm, þætte ge ðegnen Drihtne.
Middle English1395WyclifNot slow in bisynesse, feruent in spirit, seruynge to the Lord,
Renaissance English1526TyndaleLet not yt busynes which ye have in honde be tedious to you. Be fervet in ye sprete. Applye youre selves to ye tyme.
Jacobean English1611King JamesNot slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
Victorian English1833WebsterNot slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
Basic English1964OgdenBe not slow in your work, but be quick in spirit, as the Lord's servants;

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Fervent

LanguageRomans Chapter 12, Verse 11
CebuanoAyaw kamo pagpakulang sa kasibut, hinonoa magmainiton kamo diha sa Espiritu. Alagara ninyo ang Ginoo.
Chinese殷 勤 不 可 懶 惰 . 要 心 裡 火 熱 . 常 常 服 事 主 。
CroatianU revnosti budite hitri, u duhu gorljivi, Gospodinu služite!
DanishVærer ikke lunkne i eders Iver; værer brændende i Ånden; tjener Herren;
DutchZijt niet traag in het benaarstigen. Zijt vurig van geest. Dient den Heere.
FinnishÄlkää harrastuksessanne olko veltot; olkaa hengessä palavat; palvelkaa Herraa.
FrenchAyez du zèle, et non de la paresse. Soyez fervents d`esprit. Servez le Seigneur.
GermanSeid nicht träge in dem, was ihr tun sollt. Seid brünstig im Geiste. Schicket euch in die Zeit.
Haitian CreoleTravay di, pa fè parese. Mete aktivite nan sèvis n'ap rann Mèt la.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariBekerjalah dengan rajin. Jangan malas. Bekerjalah untuk Tuhan dengan semangat dari Roh Allah.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka di dalam usaha jangan lengai; hendaklah bersungguh-sungguh di dalam roh, beribadat kepada Tuhan,
ItalianNon siate pigri nello zelo; siate invece ferventi nello spirito, servite il Signore.
LatvianNeesiet kûtri centîbâ, esiet dedzîgi garâ, kalpojiet Kungam!
MaoriKia uaua, kaua e mangere; kia toko tonu ake te wairua; me te mahi ano ki te Ariki;
NorwegianVær ikke lunkne i eders iver; vær brennende i ånden; tjen Herren!
Portuguesenão sejais vagarosos no cuidado; sede fervorosos no espírito, servindo ao Senhor;   
RumanianKn skrguinyq, fiyi fqrq preget. Fiyi plini de rkvnq cu duhul. Slujiyi Domnului.
RussianЧ ХУЕТ"ЙЙ ОЕ ПУМБ'ЕЧБКФЕ; "ХИПН МБНЕОЕКФЕ; зПУ П"Х УМХЦЙФЕ;
ShuarNakittsuk kakaram ajasrum Ashí Enentáimjai ii Uuntri wakera nu Túratarum.
Spanishno siendo perezosos en lo que requiere diligencia; siendo ardientes en espíritu, sirviendo al Señor;
SwahiliMsilegee katika bidii, muwe wachangamfu rohoni katika kumtumikia Bwana.
SwedishVaren icke tröga, där det gäller nit; varen brinnande i anden, tjänen Herren.
UmaBaka' mobago hi Pue', neo' lose. Neo' tapelele' apu-ta mate, kakamu bago Pue' hante nono mpu'u.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Fervent

Derivations

Words beginning with "fervent": fervently. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Fervent" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: feren, ferent, fervant, fervon, fervrent, ferzent, fevent, forcent, furent. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Fervent"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "fervent" (pronounced fer"vunt)
5-er" v u n tobservant, servant.
4-v u n tconvent, insolvent, irrelevant, relevant, solvent.
3-u n tabandonment, abatement, aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, absent, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accident, accompaniment, accomplishment, accountant, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adherent, adjacent, adjournment, adjustment, adjutant, adolescent, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, afferent, affiant, affluent, agent, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, ambient, ambivalent, amendment, amusement, ancient, announcement, annulment, antecedent, antidepressant, antigovernment, antioxidant, apartment, apparent, appeasement, applicant, appointment, apportionment, ardent, argent, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, arrant, arrogant, ascendant, aspirant, assailant, assessment, assignment, assistant, assortment, astonishment, astringent, atonement, attachment, attainment, attendant, banishment, basement, battlement, belligerent, bemusement, beneficent, benevolent, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, blatant, bombardment, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, claimant, clairvoyant, Clement, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, combatant, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, competent, complacent, complainant, complaisant, complement, compliant, component, comportment, concealment, concomitant, concurrent, condiment, confident, confinement, confluent, consequent, consignment, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, containment, contaminant, contentment, contestant, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convergent, conversant, coolant, copayment, corespondent, cormorant, correspondent, Courant, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, curtailment, debarment, debasement, decadent, decedent, decent, declarant, decongestant, defendant, deferment, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, department, dependent, deployment, deportment, depressant, derailment, descendant, descendent, despondent, detachment, detergent, determent, determinant, deterrent, detriment, development, deviant, different, diligent, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, discordant, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinfectant, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, disobedient, dispersant, displacement, dissident, dissonant, distant, divalent, divergent, divestment, docent, dominant, dormant, easement, ebullient, efferent, effervescent, efficient, effluent, elegant, element, elephant, eloquent, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emergent, emigrant, eminent, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrant, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, equivalent, errant, escapement, escarpment, esculent, establishment, estrangement, evanescent, evident, excellent, excitement, excrement, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, expedient, experiment, exponent, extant, extinguishment, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, figment, filament, flagrant, flamboyant, flatulent, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, formant, fragment, fragrant, fraudulent, frequent, fulfillment, gallant, garment, garnishment, giant, government, grandiloquent, grandparent, harassment, hesitant, hydrant, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impairment, impatient, impeachment, impediment, impertinent, implement, important, impotent, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, imprudent, inadvertent, incandescent, incessant, incident, incipient, incitement, inclement, incoherent, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, increment, incumbent, indecent, independent, indictment, indifferent, indigent, indignant, indolent, inducement, indulgent, inefficient, infant, informant, infotainment, infrequent, infringement, ingredient, inhabitant, inhalant, inherent, innocent, inpatient, insignificant, insistent, insolent, installment, instant, instrument, insufficient, insurgent, integument, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, intermittent, internment, intersegment, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, investment, involvement, iridescent, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, jubilant, judgement, judgment, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, ligament, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malevolent, malignant, maltreatment, management, measurement, merchant, micromanagement, migrant, militant, miscreant, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monovalent, monument, mordant, movement, mutant, nascent, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nonresident, nonviolent, nourishment, nutrient, obedient, obsolescent, occupant, odorant, ointment, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, opulent, ornament, orpiment, outpatient, outplacement, overconfident, overpayment, overstatement, oxidant, pageant, parchment, parent, parliament, participant, patent, patient, pavement, payment, peasant, penchant, pendant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, petulant, pheasant, pigment, piquant, placement, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, postponement, postretirement, potent, preadolescent, precedent, predicament, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prejudgment, prepayment, prescient, present, presentment, prevalent, procurement, proficient, prominent, pronouncement, propellant, proponent, protestant, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, punishment, pursuant, puzzlement, quadrant, quiescent, quotient, radiant, rampant, readjustment, reagent, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, recalcitrant, recent, recipient, recombinant, recruitment, recurrent, redeployment, redevelopment, redundant, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refrigerant, refurbishment, Regent, regiment, registrant, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, reliant, reluctant, reminiscent, remnant, repayment, repellent, repentant, replacement, replenishment, repugnant, requirement, resentment, resettlement, resident, resilient, resistant, resonant, resplendent, respondent, restatement, resultant, resurgent, retardant, reticent, retirement, retrenchment, reverent, rodent, rudiment, ruminant, sacrament, salient, seafront, sealant, sediment, segment, semipermanent, sentiment, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, settlement, shipment, significant, silent, somnolent, stagnant, statement, stimulant, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, succulent, sufficient, supergiant, superintendent, supplement, supplicant, suppressant, surfactant, talent, tangent, temperament, tenant, tenement, testament, tetravalent, tolerant, torrent, tournament, transcendent, transient, translucent, transparent, treatment, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, truculent, tumescent, turbulent, tyrant, undercurrent, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, vehement, verdant, vibrant, vigilant, violent, virulent, warrant, wonderment.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Fervent

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "e-e-f-n-r-t-v"

-1 letter: venter.

-2 letters: enter, event, evert, fever, nerve, never, rente, revet, terne, treen.

-3 letters: erne, even, ever, feet, fere, fern, fete, free, fret, neve, reef, reft, rent, rete, teen, tern, tree, tref, veer, vent, vert.

-4 letters: eft, ere, ern, eve, fee, fen, fer, fet, nee, net, ree, ref, ret, rev, tee, ten, vee, vet.

-5 letters: ef.

 Words containing the letters "e-e-f-n-r-t-v"
 

+2 letters: fervently.

 

+3 letters: interfluve.

 

+4 letters: furtiveness, interfluves, overinflate.

 

+5 letters: effervescent, fermentative, overidentify, overinflated, overinflates, unreflective.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Fervent


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

46 65 72 76 65 6E 74

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

=

Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

..-.    .    .-.    ...-    .    -.    -

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000110 01100101 01110010 01110110 01100101 01101110 01110100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#70 &#101 &#114 &#118 &#101 &#110 &#116

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0046 0065 0072 0076 0065 006E 0074

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

40718488718086

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Quotations: Familiar
7. Quotations: Speeches
8. Usage Frequency
9. Names: Derived from
10. Expressions
11. Expressions: Internet
12. Translations: Modern
13. Translations: Ancient
14. Bible Trace
15. Derivations
16. Rhymes
17. Anagrams
18. Orthography
19. Bibliography


  

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