Hypertext Webster Gateway: "fervidness"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fervid \Fer"vid\, a. [L. fervidus, fr. fervere. See {Fervent}.]
1. Very hot; burning; boiling.
The mounted sun Shot down direct his fervid rays.
--Milton.
2. Ardent; vehement; zealous.
The fervid wishes, holy fires. --Parnell.
-- {Fer"vid*ly}, adv. -- {Fer"vid*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
fervidness
n : feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great
ardor" [syn: {ardor}, {ardour}, {fervor}, {fervour}, {fervency},
{fire}]
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