fervent vs intense

fervent

adj
  • Having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, or passion. 

  • Glowing, burning, very hot. 

  • Exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief. 

intense

adj
  • Very emotional or passionate. 

  • Extreme in size or strength. 

  • Stressful and tiring. 

  • Strained; tightly drawn. 

  • Extreme in degree; excessive. 

  • Very severe. 

  • Strict, very close or earnest. 

How often have the words fervent and intense occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )