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ardent

Syllables: ar·dentUK/ˈɑːdənt//ˈɑɹdənt/

ardent adjective: full of ardor; expressing passion, spirit, or enthusiasm.

Adjective

ardent (comparative more ardent, superlative most ardent)

  1. Full of ardor; expressing passion, spirit, or enthusiasm.
    • This ardent 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.1956, Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars, page 43
    • 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...1818, Mary Shelley, chapter 4, in Frankenstein, archived from the original on 30 Oct 2011
    Synonyms:
    burning
  2. (literary) Providing light or heat.

ardent meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali

ardent in Tamil

ஆர்வமிக்க, வெப்பமான, அளவான, சூடேறிச் சிவந்த, கனல்கக்குகிற, எளிதில் தீப்பற்றிக்கொள்ளத்தக்க

ardent in Marathi

ardent, keen
तीव्र tīvra

ardent in Urdu

جذباتی, مشتاق, پرجوش, سرگرم, شائق

ardent in Bengali

উৎসাহী, প্রবল অনুরাগী
More languagesFewer languages
ardent in Malayalam
പ്രചണ്ഡമായ, തീക്ഷണമായ, ഉൽക്കടമായ, തീവ്ര
ardent in Kannada
ಪ್ರಚಂಡ, ಪ್ರಖರ, ದೃಢ, ಉತ್ಸುಕ
ardent in Sanskrit
चण्ड caṇḍa
ardent in Sinhala
උණු uṇu

Examples of ardent in a sentence

  • I will not lead you on, unguarded and ardent as I then was, to your destruction and infallible misery.1818, Mary Shelley, chapter 4, in Frankenstein, archived from the original on 30 Oct 2011:
  • Nor gushing tears, nor ardent prayers, shall shake our firm decree.1750, “Theodora”, Thomas Morell (lyrics), George Frideric Handel (music):

All 36 example sentences with ardent

Synonyms of ardent

Forms of ardent

comparativemore ardent
superlativemost ardent

Origin of ardent

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 (“to burn”).

Words formed from ardent

Questions about ardent

What does ardent mean?
Ardent means full of ardor; expressing passion, spirit, or enthusiasm.
What is ardent in Tamil?
Ardent in Tamil is ஆர்வமிக்க, வெப்பமான, அளவான. See Ardent meaning in Tamil.
How do you use ardent in a sentence?
I will not lead you on, unguarded and ardent as I then was, to your destruction and infallible misery.
What part of speech is ardent?
Ardent is an adjective.
How do you pronounce ardent?
Ardent is pronounced /ˈɑːdənt/ (UK).

Words near ardent in the dictionary

  1. Ardenne Forest
  2. Ardennes
  3. Ardennes Forest
  4. ardennite
  5. ardennites
  6. ardent
  7. ardent spirits
  8. ardentest
  9. ardently
  10. ardentness
  11. Ardentric

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ardent (page history and authors); ardent (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); तीव्र (Marathi) (page history and authors); ardent (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ardent (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ardent (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); ardent (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); උණු (Sinhala) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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