ardent
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dnt 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; < Latin ārdent- (stem of ārdēns, present participle of ārdēre to burn), equivalent to ārd- burn + -ent- -ent; replacing Middle English ardant < Middle French
1325–75; < Latin ārdent- (stem of ārdēns, present participle of ārdēre to burn), equivalent to ārd- burn + -ent- -ent; replacing Middle English ardant < Middle French
Related forms
ar·dent·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. fervid, eager, impassioned. 2. avid.
1. fervid, eager, impassioned. 2. avid.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | expressive of or characterized by intense desire or emotion; passionate: ardent love |
| 2. | intensely enthusiastic; eager: an ardent longing |
| 3. | glowing, flashing, or shining: ardent eyes |
| 4. | rare burning: an ardent fever |
| [C14: from Latin ārdēre to burn] | |
| 'ardency | |
| —n | |
| 'ardently | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
ardent
late 14c. (ardently is attested from mid-14c.), from O.Fr. ardant (13c.), from L. ardentem (nom. ardens), prp. of ardere "to burn," from PIE base *as- "to burn, glow" (cf. Skt. asah "ashes, dust;" Armenian azazem "I dry up;" Gk. azein "to dry up, parch;" Goth. azgo, O.E. æsce "ashes;" L. ardus
"parched, dry"). The fig. sense (of passions, desire, etc.) was earliest in Eng.; literal sense of "burning, parching" (mid-15c.) remains rare. Ardent spirits (1471) "strong alcoholic liquor" so called because they are inflammable, but the term now, if used at all, probably is felt in the figurative sense.
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Example sentences
Ardent label readers scan nutritional labels for ingredients that they don't want in their diet.
All of this reminded his ardent local admirers that their chances to hear this legend are numbered.
The young cosmetics salesman now is discovering that women are ardent shoppers.
There's another kind of loneliness, too, which is odd considering the ardent attention paid to her by her partner.
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