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ferverintense and passionate feeling; great warmth and earnestness of feeling

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: intense and passionate feeling; great warmth and earnestness of feeling

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈfɜːrvər/

Korean meaning: 열정, 열렬함, 간절함

Korean pronunciation: **퍼**버

Example Sentences

  • The coach's pre-game speech filled the players with such fervor that they forgot they were playing against their own mothers.
  • His fervor for collecting stamps was so intense that his friends started calling him 'The Stamp Whisperer.'
  • The activist's fervor for social justice inspired thousands to join the movement.

ferver

NOUN

//ˈfɜːrvər//

intense and passionate feeling; great warmth and earnestness of feeling

ferver concept
💡 Concept

열정, 열렬함, 간절함

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈfɜːrvər/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈfɜːvə(r)/

🌳Etymology

Rootferv
Suffix--or

Origin

From Latin 'fervere' meaning 'to boil' or 'to be hot.' The word evolved to describe intense, passionate emotions that seem to 'boil over' like heated liquid.

🎵Rhyme

erverconserver
erver
conserver

🔗Collocations

religious fervor
patriotic fervor
speak with fervor
revolutionary fervor
fervor for change
emotional fervor

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The coach's pre-game speech filled the players with such fervor that they forgot they were playing against their own mothers.

😄 Fun example

His fervor for collecting stamps was so intense that his friends started calling him 'The Stamp Whisperer.'

The activist's fervor for social justice inspired thousands to join the movement.

😄 Fun example

She pursued her studies with such fervor that even coffee was jealous of her energy levels.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

passionzealenthusiasmardorintensity

Antonyms

apathyindifferencelethargy

Related

ferventfervidfeverardentzealous

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