fervour
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fer·vour
(fûr′vər)n. Chiefly British
Variant of fervor.
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fervour
(ˈfɜːvə) orfervor
n
1. great intensity of feeling or belief; ardour; zeal
2. rare intense heat
[C14: from Latin fervor heat, from fervēre to glow, boil]
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| Noun | 1. |  fervour - the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up; "his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"; "he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation"emotional arousal - the arousal of strong emotions and emotional behavior fever pitch - a state of extreme excitement; "the crowd was at fever pitch" sensation - a state of widespread public excitement and interest; "the news caused a sensation" |
| 2. |  fervour - feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor"passion, passionateness - a strong feeling or emotion zeal - excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end; "he had an absolute zeal for litigation" |
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fervour
noun ardour, passion, enthusiasm, excitement, intensity, warmth, animation, zeal, eagerness, vehemence, earnestness, fervency an outbreak of religious fervour
Quotations
"Fervour is the weapon of choice of the impotent" [Frantz Fanon Black Skins White Masks]
"Fervour is the weapon of choice of the impotent" [Frantz Fanon Black Skins White Masks]
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Translations
حَماس، تَحَمُّس، حَرارَه
zápal
begejstringglød
gorljivostzanosžar
ákafi, kapp; tilfinningahiti
dedzīgumskvēlums
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
fervour
[ˈfɜːrvər] (British) fervor (US) n → ferveur ffess up
[ˌfɛsˈʌp] vi (US) → cracher le morceau Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
fervour
, (US) fervorn → Leidenschaftlichkeit f; (of public speaker) → Leidenschaft f; (of hope, prayer, wish) → Inbrunst f (geh)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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fervour
(American) fervor (ˈfəːvə) noun enthusiasm and strength of emotion. He spoke with fervour.
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