Antonyms of adj fervent
2 senses of fervent
Sense 1
ardent, fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torrid -- (characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair")
INDIRECT (VIA passionate) -> passionless -- (not passionate; "passionless observation of human nature")
Sense 2
fervent, fervid -- (extremely hot; "the fervent heat...merely communicated a genial warmth to their half-torpid systems"- Nathaniel Hawthorne; "set out...when the fervid heat subsides"- Frances Trollope)
INDIRECT (VIA hot) -> cold -- (having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration; "a cold climate"; "a cold room"; "dinner has gotten cold"; "cold fingers"; "if you are cold, turn up the heat"; "a cold beer")
Similarity of adj fervent
2 senses of fervent
Sense 1
ardent, fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torrid -- (characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair")
=> passionate (vs. passionless) -- (having or expressing strong emotions)
Sense 2
fervent, fervid -- (extremely hot; "the fervent heat...merely communicated a genial warmth to their half-torpid systems"- Nathaniel Hawthorne; "set out...when the fervid heat subsides"- Frances Trollope)
=> hot (vs. cold) -- (used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning; "hot stove"; "hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room"; "she's hot and tired"; "a hot forehead")