Ardent

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Expressing or characterized by warmth of feeling; passionate: an ardent lover.
  • adj. Displaying or characterized by strong enthusiasm or devotion; fervent: "an impassioned age, so ardent and serious in its pursuit of art” ( Walter Pater).
  • adj. Burning; fiery.
  • adj. Glowing; shining: ardent eyes.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Full of ardor; fervent, passionate.
  • adj. Burning; glowing; shining.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Hot or burning; causing a sensation of burning; fiery
  • adj. Having the appearance or quality of fire; fierce; glowing; shining.
  • adj. Warm, applied to the passions and affections; passionate; fervent; zealous; vehement.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • ; burning; redhot; hence, figuratively, causing a sensation of burning: as, an ardent fever.
  • Inflammable; combustible: only in the phrase ardent spirits (which see, below).
  • Having the appearance or quality of fire; flashing; fierce.
  • Having glowing or fiery passions or affections: as applied to the emotions themselves, showing vehemence; passionate; affectionate; zealous: as, ardent love or vows; ardent zeal.
  • Nautical, having a tendency to gripe or come quickly to the wind: said of certain ships.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. glowing or shining like fire
  • adj. characterized by strong enthusiasm
  • adj. characterized by intense emotion
  • Equivalent
    bright    enthusiastic    passionate   
    Cross Reference
    burning    hot    alcoholic    ardent spirits   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    zealous    passionate    intense    eager    vehement    burning    fiery    fervent    fierce    affectionate   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    retardant   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    enthusiastic    passionate    eager    fervent    zealous    energetic    youthful    fearless    disinterested    impetuous