"ardent" meaning in English

See ardent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɑːdənt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɑɹdənt/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-ardent.ogg Forms: more ardent [comparative], most ardent [superlative]
Etymology: First attested circa 14th century as Middle English ardaunt, borrowed from Anglo-Norman ardent and Old French ardant, from Latin ardentem, accusative of ardēns, present participle of ardeō (“I burn”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂eHs-}}, {{inh|en|enm|ardaunt}} Middle English ardaunt, {{der|en|xno|ardent}} Anglo-Norman ardent, {{der|en|fro|ardant}} Old French ardant, {{der|en|la|ardentem}} Latin ardentem, {{glossary|participle|present participle}} present participle Head templates: {{en-adj}} ardent (comparative more ardent, superlative most ardent)
  1. Full of ardor; expressing passion, spirit, or enthusiasm. Categories (topical): Emotions Translations (full of ardour): пламенен (plamenen) (Bulgarian), ardent (Catalan), 熱烈 (Chinese Mandarin), 热烈 (rèliè) (Chinese Mandarin), 熱心 (Chinese Mandarin), 热心 (rèxīn) (Chinese Mandarin), vášnivý (Czech), horlivý (Czech), vřelý (Czech), zanícený (Czech), zapálený (Czech), vurig (Dutch), passioneel (Dutch), arda (Esperanto), kiihkeä (Finnish), polttava (Finnish), palava (Finnish), hehkuva (Finnish), tulenpalava (Finnish), ardent (French), farouche (english: against opponent) (French), fervent (english: admiration) (French), passionné (english: love) (French), ardente (Galician), feurig (German), φλογερός (flogerós) (Greek), galach (Irish), 熱烈 (netsuretsu) (alt: ねつれつ) (Japanese), 熱心 (nesshin) (alt: ねっしん) (Japanese), calidus (Latin), flagrāns (Latin), igneus (Latin), mōhukihuki (Maori), ardaunt (Middle English), ildfull (Norwegian Bokmål), ihuga (Norwegian Bokmål), ardente (Portuguese), горя́чий (gorjáčij) (Russian), пы́лкий (pýlkij) (Russian), я́рый (járyj) (english: against opponent) (Russian), пла́менный (plámennyj) (Russian), стра́стный (strástnyj) (Russian), चण्ड (caṇḍa) (Sanskrit), ardiente (Spanish), ferviente (Spanish)
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  2. (literary) Providing light or heat. Tags: literary Translations (glowing): žhnoucí (Czech), planoucí (Czech), brandend (Dutch), gloeiend (Dutch), leimuava (Finnish), ardent (French), calidus (Latin), ardaunt (Middle English), пыла́ющий (pylájuščij) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-ardent-en-adj-eNZrrUFZ Disambiguation of 'glowing': 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ardentness Related terms: ardency, ardently, ardent spirits, ardor
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          "text": "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 and ardent as I then was, to your destruction and infallible misery.",
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      "sense": "full of ardour",
      "word": "пламенен"
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      "sense": "full of ardour",
      "word": "熱烈"
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      "word": "arda"
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      "sense": "full of ardour",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "full of ardour",
      "word": "tulenpalava"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "full of ardour",
      "word": "ardent"
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      "code": "fr",
      "english": "against opponent",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "full of ardour",
      "word": "farouche"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "english": "admiration",
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      "sense": "full of ardour",
      "word": "fervent"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "english": "love",
      "lang": "French",
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      "word": "passionné"
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      "code": "gl",
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      "sense": "full of ardour",
      "word": "ardente"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "full of ardour",
      "word": "feurig"
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "full of ardour",
      "word": "φλογερός"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "full of ardour",
      "word": "galach"
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
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      "word": "熱心"
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "full of ardour",
      "word": "calidus"
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "full of ardour",
      "word": "flagrāns"
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "full of ardour",
      "word": "igneus"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "full of ardour",
      "word": "mōhukihuki"
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      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "full of ardour",
      "word": "ardaunt"
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "full of ardour",
      "word": "ildfull"
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "full of ardour",
      "word": "ihuga"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "full of ardour",
      "word": "ardente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gorjáčij",
      "sense": "full of ardour",
      "word": "горя́чий"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pýlkij",
      "sense": "full of ardour",
      "word": "пы́лкий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "against opponent",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "járyj",
      "sense": "full of ardour",
      "word": "я́рый"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "plámennyj",
      "sense": "full of ardour",
      "word": "пла́менный"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "strástnyj",
      "sense": "full of ardour",
      "word": "стра́стный"
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    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "caṇḍa",
      "sense": "full of ardour",
      "word": "चण्ड"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "full of ardour",
      "word": "ardiente"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "full of ardour",
      "word": "ferviente"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "glowing",
      "word": "žhnoucí"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "glowing",
      "word": "planoucí"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "glowing",
      "word": "brandend"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "glowing",
      "word": "gloeiend"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "glowing",
      "word": "leimuava"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "glowing",
      "word": "ardent"
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    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "glowing",
      "word": "calidus"
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      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "glowing",
      "word": "ardaunt"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pylájuščij",
      "sense": "glowing",
      "word": "пыла́ющий"
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}

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