fervent

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(fûr'vənt) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Having or showing great emotion or zeal; ardent: fervent protests; a fervent admirer.
  2. Extremely hot; glowing.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin fervēns, fervent-, present participle of fervēre, to boil.]

fervently fer'vent·ly adv.
ferventness fer'vent·ness n.

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IN BRIEF: Ardent in feeling.

pronunciation It is my fervent hope that my whole life on this earth will ever be tears and laughter. — Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931).

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - varm, glødende, lidenskabelig, ivrig

Nederlands (Dutch)
fervent, hartstochtelijk, gloeiend

Français (French)
adj. - fervent, ardent

Deutsch (German)
adj. - leidenschaftlich, inbrünstig, glühend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - θερμός, φλογερός, ένθερμος, διακαής

Italiano (Italian)
fervente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - fervente

Русский (Russian)
пылкий, пламенный, ревностный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - ferviente, apasionado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - glödande (bildl.), brännhet (litt.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
热的, 热心的, 炽热的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 熱的, 熱心的, 熾熱的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 열렬한 , 뜨거운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 熱烈な, 熱心な, 強烈な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متوهج , شديد الحرارة , متقد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לוהט, עז, חם, זוהר‬


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Somewhere in Glory (1962 Album by The Davis Sisters)
The Fantastic Violinaires [Checker] (1966 Album by The Violinaires)