fervency

[ fur-vuhn-see ]

noun

1. warmth or intensity of feeling; ardor; zeal; fervor.

ˈfervency

/ ˈfɜːvənsɪ /

noun

1. another word for fervour

Word History and Origins

Origin of fervency¹

1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin ferventia ( fervent, -ency ); replacing fervence < Middle French < Latin ferventia

Example Sentences

Scores of university students on Wednesday marched to the parliamentary chambers in the capital, Kampala, to thank lawmakers for enacting the bill, underscoring the fervency of the bill’s supporters.

From Washington Times

“DragCon presents an outlet and an avenue to safely, fully, and authentically express oneself, I say that with such fervency, because I myself was that person who needed that space.”

From Los Angeles Times

Johnson carefully captures their uncertain dance between the fervency of close friendship and pulsing attraction in each scene by channeling the reality of where they stand, physically and figuratively.

From Salon

The ending of the Agnus Dei unfurls a chain of lush harmonic suspensions, underlining the fervency of the plea for peace by one who had seen his share of ecumenical conflict.

From New York Times

Perhaps it is the manner of Cantelli’s death, the waste of it, that explains some of the fervency of interest that has come to surround him.

From New York Times