"ardent" meaning in French

See ardent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /aʁ.dɑ̃/ Audio: Fr-ardent.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-ardent.wav [Switzerland, Valais], LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-ardent.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-ardent.wav [France], LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-ardent.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-Touam-ardent.wav [France] (note: Saint-Étienne), LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-ardent (adjectif).wav [France, Lyon], LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-ardent (verbe).wav [France, Lyon] Forms: ardente [feminine], ardents [masculine, plural], ardentes [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French ardent, borrowed from Latin ardentem. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|ardent|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French ardent, {{inh+|fr|fro|ardent}} Inherited from Old French ardent, {{bor|fr|la|ardēns|ardentem}} Latin ardentem Head templates: {{fr-adj}} ardent (feminine ardente, masculine plural ardents, feminine plural ardentes)
  1. fiery, burning; ablaze; aflame
    Sense id: en-ardent-fr-adj-03gxZJWI Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 85 15
  2. fervent; passionate
    Sense id: en-ardent-fr-adj-Xq0GPMVq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nuée ardente Related terms: ardre [verb], ardeur
Categories (other): Personality Disambiguation of Personality: 0 0

Inflected forms

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