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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ar•dent /ˈɑrdnt/USA pronunciation adj. - showing strong or intense feeling;
fervent:[before a noun]an ardent prayer. - intensely devoted;
avid;
enthusiastic: an ardent baseball fan.
ar•dent•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ar•dent (är′dnt),USA pronunciation adj. - having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate;
fervent:an ardent vow; ardent love. - intensely devoted, eager, or enthusiastic;
zealous:an ardent theatergoer. an ardent student of French history. - vehement;
fierce:They were frightened by his ardent, burning eyes. - burning, fiery, or hot:the ardent core of a star.
- Middle French
- Latin ārdent- (stem of ārdēns, present participle of ārdēre to burn), equivalent. to ārd- burn + -ent- -ent; replacing Middle English ardant
- 1325–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fervid, eager, impassioned.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged avid.
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