ardent
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6.3
- adjective
- /ˈɑrdənt/
:
apasionado
- Then you too will become an ardent supporter of black in your color photography!
- an ardent supporter
- an ardent opponent
- an ardent admirer
Liz Cheney, his daughter, is an ardent crusader for that 'cause as well.
- Liz Cheney, his daughter, is an ardent crusader for that 'cause as well.
- But what I didn't understand until we had these conversations was how he became such an ardent European.
- And no matter how ardent one's beliefs, if the evidence goes against it, you will, you will give it up.
- Most ardent modern admirers no longer particularly want to claim that this is a portrait of Caesar from life.
- No matter how ardent or eager someone may seem to be about buying their home or selling their home, you want to show them that you're not in a hurry.
- OK, yes, Putin is probably pretty clear and ardent supporter of assassination.
- Iracundia right to this tendency to get angry and ardent just means hot furvidus right?
- And I'll tell you, one of the best parts of it was the guys right in front of us because they take the most ardent fans.
Examples
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The younger playwright, however, found himself unable to share their ardent belief in the Soviet project.
Academic text (2017) -
As I remember it, Mr. Montgomery, you told me that you are an ardent fisherman.
Fiction book (2001) -
And no matter how ardent one's beliefs, if the evidence goes against it, you will, you will give it up.
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The older I get, the younger and more ardent is my imagination.
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Try to love it with a love that is exclusive, ardent, and devoted.
Fiction book (1994) -
Girls, we have three ardent admirers of the dance.
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I advised him strongly to become his century's most ardent advocate of peace.
Fiction book (2000) -
I have come to feel for you a most ardent admiration and regard, which has overcome my better judgment.
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Like every other outsider in Sonora Springs, Ben was an ardent conservationist.
Fiction book (1997) -
John is an ardent supporter of environmental protection and regularly volunteers for clean-up events.
Synonyms
573
3.7
A very strong feeling or quality you feel deeply
329
2.8
Having very strong feelings about something
175
2.7
Very excited and interested in something
103
4.4
Very enthusiastic about someone or something
64
3.5
Full of strong, often angry feelings
64
3.9
Very interested in something and excited to do it often
57
4.3
Serious and sincere about what you say or do
30
5.8
Being full of strong feelings that show in words or actions
24
6.1
Showing very strong and true feelings, often for a person or cause
18
6.8
Being very excited and active about a cause or goal
11
7.7
Showing very strong feeling that is hard to ignore
2
8.4
Being very strong and excited about something
Showing very strong and passionate feeling
Showing strong emotion, often in a dramatic or poetic way
Antonyms
Compounds
How Passionate
Surface Forms
Morphology
ardent = ard + ent
The root 'ard' is not a recognizable productive English base and the adjective-forming suffix '-ent' is Latinate, so learners cannot reliably derive the meaning from the parts.
Etymology
The word ardent comes from the old Latin word ardere, which means 'to burn', and is the same idea behind the English word ardor. So, an ardent person has a 'burning' strong feeling or deep passion.