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ar⋅dent

  [ahr-dnt]
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–adjective
1. having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent: an ardent vow; ardent love.
2. intensely devoted, eager, or enthusiastic; zealous: an ardent theatergoer. an ardent student of French history.
3. vehement; fierce: They were frightened by his ardent, burning eyes.
4. burning, fiery, or hot: the ardent core of a star.
Origin:
1325–75; < L ārdent- (s. of ārdēns, prp. of ārdēre to burn), equiv. to ārd- burn + -ent- -ent; r. ME ardant < MF

Related forms:
ar⋅dent⋅ly, adverb
ar⋅den⋅cy  [ahr-dn-see] , ar⋅dent⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. fervid, eager, impassioned. 2. avid.
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ar·dent   (är'dnt)   
adj.  

  1. Expressing or characterized by warmth of feeling; passionate: an ardent lover.

  2. Displaying or characterized by strong enthusiasm or devotion; fervent: "an impassioned age, so ardent and serious in its pursuit of art" (Walter Pater).

    1. Burning; fiery.

    2. Glowing; shining: ardent eyes.


[Middle English ardaunt, from Old French ardant, from Latin ārdēns, ārdent-, present participle of ārdēre, to burn; see as- in Indo-European roots.]
ar'den·cy (-dn-sē) n., ar'dent·ly adv.
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