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Fervid vs Flagrant - What's the difference?

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Fervid is a related term of flagrant.


As adjectives the difference between fervid and flagrant

is that fervid is intensely hot, emotional, or zealous while flagrant is obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous or flagrant can be (obsolete).

fervid

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Intensely hot, emotional, or zealous.
  • Synonyms

    * fervent * ardent * zealous * impassioned * torrid

    Antonyms

    * frigid

    flagrant

    English

    Alternative forms

    * flagraunt (qualifier)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) flagrant, from (etyl) flagrantem, present participle of . More at (l).

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous
  • * 1740, David Hume, A Treatise of Human Nature
  • It is certain, therefore, that in all our notions of morals we never entertain such an absurdity as that of passive obedience, but make allowances for resistance in the more flagrant instances of tyranny and oppression.
  • (archaic) On fire, flaming.
  • Synonyms
    * (obvious and offensive) blatant, glaring * (on fire) burning, flaming

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete)
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