fervently

1. 1.

   with passionate fervor

   “both those for and against are fervently convinced they speak for the great majority of the people”

   “a fierily opinionated book”

   Synonymsfierilyfervidly

Questions about fervently

What does fervently mean?

fervently means "with passionate fervor".

How many syllables are in fervently?

fervently has 3 syllables: fer-vent-ly. The stress falls on "fer". In IPA it is /ˈfɝvəntli/.

What is another word for fervently?

Close synonyms include fierily, fervidly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fervently a common word?

fervently is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.