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FERVENCY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fervency mean?
• FERVENCY (noun)
The noun FERVENCY has 1 sense:
1. feelings of great warmth and intensity
Familiarity information: FERVENCY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Feelings of great warmth and intensity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
ardor; ardour; fervency; fervidness; fervor; fervour; fire
Context example:
he spoke with great ardor
Hypernyms ("fervency" is a kind of...):
passion; passionateness (a strong feeling or emotion)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fervency"):
zeal (excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end)
Derivation:
fervent (characterized by intense emotion)
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