ardent
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
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”).
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɑːdənt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑɹdənt/
- Hyphenation: ar‧dent
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AdjectiveEdit
ardent (comparative more ardent, superlative most ardent)
- Full of ardor; expressing passion, spirit, or enthusiasm.
- 1956 — Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars, p 43
- 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.
- 1818, Mary Shelley, chapter 4, in Frankenstein[1]:
- 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.
- 1750, Thomas Morell (lyrics), George Frideric Handel (music), “Theodora”[2]:
- Nor gushing tears, nor ardent prayers, shall shake our firm decree.
- 1956 — Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars, p 43
- (literary) Providing light or heat.
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TranslationsEdit
full of ardour
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glowing
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CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
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AdjectiveEdit
ardent (masculine and feminine plural ardents)
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Further readingEdit
- “ardent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old French ardent, borrowed from Latin ardēns, ardēntem.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
ardent (feminine ardente, masculine plural ardents, feminine plural ardentes)
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Further readingEdit
- “ardent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
LatinEdit
VerbEdit
ardent
Middle EnglishEdit
AdjectiveEdit
ardent
- Alternative form of ardaunt
Old FrenchEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin ardens, ardentem.
AdjectiveEdit
ardent m (oblique and nominative feminine singular ardent or ardente)
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DescendantsEdit
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French ardent, Latin ardens, ardentem.
AdjectiveEdit
ardent m or n (feminine singular ardentă, masculine plural ardenți, feminine and neuter plural ardente)
- (rare, literary) ardent, fiery, passionate
- (of ships) that which, through the action of the wind, turns its prow toward the direction from where wind is blowing
DeclensionEdit
Declension of ardent
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | ardent | ardentă | ardenți | ardente | ||
definite | ardentul | ardenta | ardenții | ardentele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | ardent | ardente | ardenți | ardente | ||
definite | ardentului | ardentei | ardenților | ardentelor |
SynonymsEdit
- (ardent, fiery, passionate): înfocat, înflăcărat, pasionat, aprins, avântat