impassioned implies warmth and intensity without violence and suggests fluent verbal expression.
an impassioned plea for justice
passionate implies great vehemence and often violence and wasteful diffusion of emotion.
a passionate denunciation
ardent implies an intense degree of zeal, devotion, or enthusiasm.
an ardent supporter of human rights
fervent stresses sincerity and steadiness of emotional warmth or zeal.
fervent good wishes
fervid suggests warmly and spontaneously and often feverishly expressed emotion.
fervid love letters
perfervid implies the expression of exaggerated or overwrought feelings.
perfervid expressions of patriotism
Example Sentences
a fervent speech that called for tolerance and compassion for those who are different in the thick, fervent air of a tropical afternoon, a languor set in
Recent Examples on the WebNicki has cultivated an incredibly fervent, savvy, and organized fanbase over the course of her career. Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 23 Aug. 2022 If firms are slow to foster Ethical AI, this might cause fervent AI Ethicists to take on salting endeavors. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2022 His view was rueful and virtually documentary, the product of trauma and the emblem of his hardy, fervent, and disappointed yearning for justice. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 July 2022 Summerfest 2022 opened its third weekend Thursday with Boyz II Men and Halestorm thrilling fervent followers, and John Fogerty sharing stories.Journal Sentinel, 8 July 2022 The calls for vengeance on Sunday underscored how the most fervent supporters of the invasion of Ukraine could become inconvenient allies for the Kremlin, especially if the Russian leader chooses not to escalate the war.New York Times, 21 Aug. 2022 Britney Spears spoke before a Los Angeles court on Wednesday, giving a fervent speech on the details of her 13-year conservatorship. Katie Campione, PEOPLE.com, 23 June 2021 But Trump had spent years nurturing a growing distrust among his most fervent supporters of the agencies charged with monitoring those risks, the FBI and Justice Department.Anchorage Daily News, 13 Aug. 2022 But Trump had spent years nurturing a growing distrust among his most fervent supporters of the agencies charged with monitoring those risks, the FBI and Justice Department. Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin fervent-, fervens, present participle of fervēre to boil, froth — more at barm