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ardent

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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”).

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ardent (comparative more ardent, superlative most ardent)

  1. Full of ardor; expressing passion, spirit, or enthusiasm.
    • 1956, Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars, page 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], archived from the original on 30 October 2011:
      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, “Theodora”, Thomas Morell (lyrics), George Frideric Handel (music)‎[2]:
      Nor gushing tears, nor ardent prayers, shall shake our firm decree.
  2. (literary) Providing light or heat.

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Borrowed from Latin ardentem.

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ardent m or f (masculine and feminine plural ardents)

  1. burning, ablaze
  2. ardent, passionate

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French ardent, borrowed from Latin ardentem.

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ardent (feminine ardente, masculine plural ardents, feminine plural ardentes)

  1. fiery, burning; ablaze; aflame
  2. fervent; passionate

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Latin

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Verb

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ardent

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of ardeō

Middle English

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ardent

  1. Alternative form of ardaunt

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Borrowed from Latin ardens, ardentem.

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ardent m (oblique and nominative feminine singular ardent or ardente)

  1. burning; aflame; on fire
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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French ardent, Latin ardens, ardentem.

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ardent m or n (feminine singular ardentă, masculine plural ardenți, feminine and neuter plural ardente)

  1. (rare, literary) ardent, fiery, passionate
    Synonyms: înfocat, înflăcărat, pasionat, aprins, avântat
  2. (of ships) that which, through the action of the wind, turns its prow toward the direction from where wind is blowing

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singular plural
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
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