fervour
noun
[ ˈfəːvə ]
• intense and passionate feeling.
• "he talked with all the fervour of a new convert"
Similar:
passion,
ardour,
intensity,
zeal,
vehemence,
vehemency,
emotion,
warmth,
sincerity,
earnestness,
avidness,
avidity,
eagerness,
keenness,
enthusiasm,
excitement,
animation,
vigour,
energy,
fire,
fieriness,
heat,
spirit,
zest,
appetite,
hunger,
urgency,
dedication,
devoutness,
assiduity,
commitment,
committedness,
fervency,
ardency,
passionateness,
• intense heat.
Origin:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin fervor, from fervere ‘to boil’. Compare with fervent and fervid.
