🇬🇧 Fervor meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

Fervor means having very strong, excited feelings about something, like when you care so much that you cheer, shout, or focus super hard and almost burst with energy.

I chased the ice cream truck with such fervor that the driver asked if I wanted a cone or a job.

I argued with great fervor that cereal counts as soup, and my parents argued with equal fervor that I still had to eat vegetables.

Grandma cheered with such fervor at the soccer game that the referee almost gave her a yellow card.

My little brother ate his broccoli with forced fervor, making dramatic “Mmm!” noises like it was chocolate cake.

We sang “Happy Birthday” with so much fervor that the cake candles got scared and blew themselves out.

At dawn the villagers painted the old bridge with fervor, fervor in the air, brushes flying, laughter bright. Children's hands moved with fervor; elders hummed with fervor as the town took shape in color. Even the rain could not wash away their fervor. When the bridge gleamed, they stepped back, breathless with simple joy.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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