ardentar‧dent /ˈɑːdənt $ ˈɑːr-/ adjective [usually before noun] 
an ardent supporter of free trade2literary showing strong feelings of love: an ardent lover—ardently adverb
WORD ORIGINardent
Origin:
1300-1400 Old French, Latin, present participle of ardere ‘to burn’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- an ardent advocate of gun control
- Even his most ardent supporters disagreed with this move.
- He was a man of strong beliefs and had always given ardent support to the Reform cause.
- Clinton and Al Gore have become ardent defenders of a balanced budget and gay rights.
- He was not an opposition supporter but an ardent disciple of MrMilosevic's Socialist party.
- I was an ardent admirer and supporter of MacBrayne's buses: they opened up the north-west for me.
- Middle-class moralists might be ardent, even strident, but working-class patterns continued to be remarkably resistant and independent.
- Newman had realised that, because of cultural inequalities, many people were not ardent followers of drama as presented in the Theatre.
- She offered ardent prayers to them perpetually, but not one of them would do anything to make Venus their enemy.
- Since Michelangelo was an ardent antiquarian, all this will have been familiar territory.
Longman Language Activatora strong feeling/belief
· The subject of abortion always arouses strong emotions.· Stapleton has very strong views on capital punishment.· She had a strong urge to sell everything she owned and travel abroad.· The new police have received strong support from local residents.
a feeling that is intense is extremely strong: · It would give me intense pleasure to beat him at tennis.· As we waited for the winner to be announced, the excitement was intense.· Every car was stopped and searched, which caused intense annoyance to the drivers.
involving strong feelings, especially about what is right and wrong: · I remember many passionate arguments taking place around this table.passionate about: · He's passionate about the need to protect the environment.passionate believer/opponent/supporter etc: · Thatcher has always been a passionate believer in the ideals of a free market economy.
having a great effect on someone: · Jealousy is a very powerful emotion.· Her desire to hit him was so powerful that she had to force herself to leave the room at once.
a deep feeling is one that you feel very strongly, especially a feeling of love, disappointment, or sympathy: · I have always had a deep affection for your family.· The news came as a deep disappointment to us all.· Please accept our deepest sympathies. (=used when someone has died)
very strong and sincere: · Despite her troubled life she has always had a fervent belief in God.fervent admirer/supporter/believer etc: · Most of the people here are fervent supporters of self-determination.
formal very strong and sincere: · He was a man of strong beliefs and had always given ardent support to the Reform cause.· Even his most ardent supporters disagreed with this move.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY an ardent supporter of free tradeCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1showing strong positive feelings about an activity and determination to succeed at it: an ardent supporter of free trade (=very enthusiastic)· She is an ardent supporter of the government's proposed tax reforms.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· Then Macleod, to the astonishment of some of his most ardent supporters, decided not to enter the lists.· But most enthralling was her attraction to two people for whom she wrote her most ardent poems.· Conversely, often the most ardent champions of a particular nation are people who have little or no ethnic claim to it.· And it may even be too sanitized for some of his most ardent followers.· Previously, some of the most ardent opponents of architectural conservation have themselves been architects.· Many were held in the scientific institutions where some of the nonconformists most ardent supporters worked.· But sober reality will soon dampen the fervour of the most ardent.· Chris Evans is one of their most ardent fans.
NOUN· Hope was an ardent supporter of the Society, and was its President from June 1859 until its dissolution after 1878.· Jerry Falwell were ardent supporters of the Likud and its policies.· Then Macleod, to the astonishment of some of his most ardent supporters, decided not to enter the lists.· He held numerous cabinet posts and was an ardent supporter of Mrs Thatcher.· Many were held in the scientific institutions where some of the nonconformists most ardent supporters worked.
an ardent supporter of free trade2literary showing strong feelings of love: an ardent lover—ardently adverb