First attested circa14th century asMiddle Englishardaunt, borrowed fromAnglo-Normanardent andOld Frenchardant, fromLatinardentem, accusative ofardēns,present participle ofardeō(“I burn”).

• (Received Pronunciation)IPA^(key):/ˈɑːdənt/
• (General American)IPA^(key):/ˈɑɹdənt/
• Hyphenation:ar‧dent

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ardent (comparativemoreardent,superlativemostardent)

1. Full ofardor;expressingpassion,spirit, orenthusiasm.
   • 1956,Arthur C. Clarke,The City and the Stars, page43:

     Thisardent exploration, absorbing all his energy and interest, made him forget for the moment the mystery of his heritage and the anomaly that cut him off from all his fellows.

   • 1818, Mary Shelley, chapter 4, inFrankenstein‎^[1], archived fromthe original on30 October 2011:

     I see by your eagerness and the wonder and hope which your eyes express, my friend, that you expect to be informed of the secret with which I am acquainted; that cannot be; listen patiently until the end of my story, and you will easily perceive why I am reserved upon that subject. I will not lead you on, unguarded andardent as I then was, to your destruction and infallible misery.

   • 1750, “Theodora”, Thomas Morell (lyrics), George Frideric Handel (music)‎^[2]:

     Nor gushing tears, norardent prayers, shall shake our firm decree.

2. (literary)Providinglight orheat.

• Arendt,Darent,daren't,endart,ranted,red ant

Borrowed fromLatinardentem.

• IPA^(key):(Central)[ərˈden]
• IPA^(key):(Balearic)[ərˈdent]
• IPA^(key):(Valencia)[aɾˈðent]

ardent m orf (masculine and feminine pluralardents)

1. burning,ablaze
2. ardent,passionate

• ardentment

• ardor

• “ardent” inDiccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició,Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Inherited fromOld Frenchardent, borrowed fromLatinardentem.

• IPA^(key):/aʁ.dɑ̃/

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ardent (feminineardente,masculine pluralardents,feminine pluralardentes)

1. fiery,burning;ablaze;aflame
2. fervent;passionate

• ardre(verb)
• ardeur

• “ardent”, inTrésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language],2012.

ardent

1. third-personpluralpresentactiveindicative ofardeō

ardent

1. Alternative form ofardaunt

• ardant

Borrowed fromLatinardens, ardentem.

ardent m (oblique and nominative feminine singularardentorardente)

1. burning;aflame;on fire

• ardoir,ardre
• ardur

• French:ardent
• → Middle English:ardaunt,ardant,ardent,ardente,hardaunt,ordaunt
  • English:ardent
  • Scots:ardent

Borrowed fromFrenchardent,Latinardens, ardentem.

ardent m orn (feminine singularardentă,masculine pluralardenți,feminine and neuter pluralardente)

1. (rare,literary)ardent,fiery,passionate

   Synonyms:înfocat,înflăcărat,pasionat,aprins,avântat

2. (of ships) that which, through the action of the wind, turns its prow toward the direction from where wind is blowing

• arde
• ardoare
• arzător