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ar·dent A0413100 (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).3. a. Burning; fiery.b. 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.ardent (ˈɑːdənt) adj1. 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] ˈardency n ˈardently advar•dent (ˈɑr dnt)
adj. 1. characterized by intense feeling; fervent: an ardent vow. 2. intensely devoted; zealous: an ardent theatergoer. 3. fiercely bright: ardent eyes. 4. fiery; hot: the ardent core of a star. [1325–75; Middle English < Middle French < Latin ārdent-, s. of ārdēns, orig. present participle of ārdēre to burn] ar′dent•ly, adv. ar•den•cy (är′dn sē), ar′dent•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | ardent - characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair"fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torridpassionate - having or expressing strong emotions | | 2. | ardent - characterized by strong enthusiasm; "ardent revolutionaries"; "warm support"warmenthusiastic - having or showing great excitement and interest; "enthusiastic crowds filled the streets"; "an enthusiastic response"; "was enthusiastic about taking ballet lessons" | | 3. | ardent - glowing or shining like fire; "from rank to rank she darts her ardent eyes"- Alexander Pope; "frightened by his ardent burning eyes"bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room" |
ardentadjective1. enthusiastic, keen, eager, avid, zealous, keen as mustard an ardent opponent of the war
enthusiastic indifferent, lukewarm, apathetic, unenthusiastic2. passionate, warm, spirited, intense, flaming, fierce, fiery, hot, fervent, impassioned, ablaze, lusty, vehement, amorous, hot-blooded, warm-blooded, fervid an ardent lover
passionate cold, cool, frigid, impassiveardentadjective1. Fired with intense feeling:blazing, burning, dithyrambic, fervent, fervid, fiery, flaming, glowing, heated, hot-blooded, impassioned, passionate, perfervid, red-hot, scorching, torrid.2. Showing or having enthusiasm:enthusiastic, fervent, keen, mad, rabid, warm, zealous.Informal: crazy.Slang: gung ho, nuts.3. Intensely desirous or interested:agog, athirst, avid, bursting, eager, impatient, keen, solicitous, thirsting, thirsty.Informal: raring.Idioms: champing at the bit, ready and willing.4. Marked by much heat:baking, blistering, boiling, broiling, burning, fiery, heated, hot, red-hot, roasting, scalding, scorching, searing, sizzling, sultry, sweltering, torrid.Translationsardent (ˈaːdənt) adjective enthusiastic; passionate. an ardent supporter of a political party. 熱心的，熱情的 热情的ˈardently adverb 熱情地，熱烈地 热情地IdiomsSeeardent admirerArdent
Ardent(Ardent Software, Inc., Westboro, MA) A database vendor formed in 1998 as the merger of VMARK Software, Unidata and O2 Technology. Its products included the UniVerse and UniData databases and DataStage data warehouse utility. In 2000, Ardent was acquired by Informix, which later sold its database business to IBM and renamed itself Ascential Software Corporation, concentrating on asset management. See UniVerse, UniData, DataStage and VMARK.FinancialSeeUniverseardent
Related to ardent: ardent spiritsSynonyms for ardentadj enthusiasticSynonyms- enthusiastic
- keen
- eager
- avid
- zealous
- keen as mustard
Antonyms- indifferent
- lukewarm
- apathetic
- unenthusiastic
adj passionateSynonyms- passionate
- warm
- spirited
- intense
- flaming
- fierce
- fiery
- hot
- fervent
- impassioned
- ablaze
- lusty
- vehement
- amorous
- hot-blooded
- warm-blooded
- fervid
AntonymsSynonyms for ardentadj fired with intense feelingSynonyms- blazing
- burning
- dithyrambic
- fervent
- fervid
- fiery
- flaming
- glowing
- heated
- hot-blooded
- impassioned
- passionate
- perfervid
- red-hot
- scorching
- torrid
adj showing or having enthusiasmSynonyms- enthusiastic
- fervent
- keen
- mad
- rabid
- warm
- zealous
- crazy
- gung ho
- nuts
adj intensely desirous or interestedSynonyms- agog
- athirst
- avid
- bursting
- eager
- impatient
- keen
- solicitous
- thirsting
- thirsty
- raring
adj marked by much heatSynonyms- baking
- blistering
- boiling
- broiling
- burning
- fiery
- heated
- hot
- red-hot
- roasting
- scalding
- scorching
- searing
- sizzling
- sultry
- sweltering
- torrid
Synonyms for ardentadj characterized by intense emotionSynonyms- fervent
- fervid
- fiery
- impassioned
- perfervid
- torrid
Related Wordsadj characterized by strong enthusiasmSynonymsRelated Wordsadj glowing or shining like fireRelated Words |