ardent

adjective

ar·dent ˈär-dᵊnt How to pronounce ardent (audio)

: characterized by warmth of feeling typically expressed in eager zealous support or activity

ardent proponents of the bill

an ardent admirer

ardent fans

: fiery, hot

an ardent sun

: shining, glowing

ardent eyes

ardently adverb

Example Sentences

These ardent young nationalists, mostly still in their 20s and impatient for freedom, had acquired arms from sympathetic nationalist officers in the Indian army …

Gita Mehta, Vogue, April 1997 In fact, Gorbachev told me, a schoolboy essay he'd written on the virtues of Stalin was considered so ardent and exemplary that "for years thereafter other children were made to read it."

David Remnick, New Yorker, 18 Nov. 1996 During the fourth century, pagan piety in the upper classes became more elevated, more ardent, and more mystical.

Norman F. Cantor, The Civilization of the Middle Ages, 1993 made ardent declarations of love to the woman he someday hoped to marry an ardent science-fiction fan who has read virtually all of his favorite author's many works

Recent Examples on the Web Alito, a Roman Catholic, has been perhaps the court’s most ardent advocate of religious rights, at times casting believers as aggrieved for abiding by their faith.

al, 29 July 2022 Dean Lewis was an ardent advocate for social justice issues.

Rayna Reid, Essence, 8 June 2022 Kerr is an ardent advocate for stronger gun control, previously speaking out on the Parkland shooting in 2018.

Christopher Brito, CBS News, 25 May 2022 The Mount Carmel community, meanwhile, has lost one of its most loyal, dependable, ardent benefactors.

Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 For newcomers to the venue, the 60 Minute and 90 Minute IPAs are essential starters, while the Florida Peach Marmalade fruited sour packs a punch of vanilla and stone fruit that can turn ardent hop-haters into beer fans with a single sip.

Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 Powell, in not only reading Child’s work but revisiting it, daily, with monklike commitment, enters into an ardent literary affair that ignites her dormant skills.

Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022 Since the time of Herodotus, history has been shaped less by facts than by half-truths, rumors, outright lies, ideologies, daydreams and ardent misconceptions.

Lance Morrow, WSJ, 14 Aug. 2022 Who knows, but HBO Max is full of a lot of things some people downright hate but that also have very loyal, ardent viewers.

Wired, 7 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English ardaunt, ardent "burning, fiery, passionate," borrowed from Middle French ardent, ardant, going back to Old French, borrowed from Latin ardent-, ardens "burning, fiercely hot, shining, eager, passionate," from present participle of ardēre "to burn, emit light or flame, be fiercely hot, be violently excited, be eager," derivative of āridus, ārdus "dry, waterless" — more at arid

Note: The assumption here is that the initial long vowel of āridus is shortened in ardēre, though this is uncertain. (Ernout and Meillet in Dictionnaire étymologique de langue latine marked it as long, though M. Leumann in Lateinische Laut- und Formenlehre considered it to have been shortened.) Although derivation of ardēre from āridus seems likely on a morphological basis, the semantic relation is anomalous, as the verb is not a stative derivative of the adjective—the verb ārēre "to be dry, parched" already serves that function. The noun ardor is similarly anomalous. Most other stative verbs in -ēre paired with adjectives in -idus have a corresponding abstract noun ending in -ōr-, -or (originally *-ōs-, *-ōs), but the pair āridus/ārēre lacks a corresponding noun *āror. The derivative ardor does not provide it, as it means "burning, fierce heat," not "dryness" (though heat produces dryness, the implicit semantic connection).

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	ardently
释义	ardent adjective ar·dent ˈär-dᵊnt 1 : characterized by warmth of feeling typically expressed in eager zealous support or activity ardent proponents of the bill an ardent admirer ardent fans 2 : fiery, hot an ardent sun 3 : shining, glowing ardent eyes ardently adverb Synonyms blazing burning charged demonstrative emotional fervent fervid feverish fiery flaming glowing hot-blooded impassioned incandescent intense passional passionate perfervid red-hot religious superheated torrid vehement warm warm-blooded See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences These ardent young nationalists, mostly still in their 20s and impatient for freedom, had acquired arms from sympathetic nationalist officers in the Indian army … Gita Mehta, Vogue, April 1997 In fact, Gorbachev told me, a schoolboy essay he'd written on the virtues of Stalin was considered so ardent and exemplary that "for years thereafter other children were made to read it." David Remnick, New Yorker, 18 Nov. 1996 During the fourth century, pagan piety in the upper classes became more elevated, more ardent, and more mystical. Norman F. Cantor, The Civilization of the Middle Ages, 1993 made ardent declarations of love to the woman he someday hoped to marry an ardent science-fiction fan who has read virtually all of his favorite author's many works Recent Examples on the Web Alito, a Roman Catholic, has been perhaps the court’s most ardent advocate of religious rights, at times casting believers as aggrieved for abiding by their faith. al, 29 July 2022 Dean Lewis was an ardent advocate for social justice issues. Rayna Reid, Essence, 8 June 2022 Kerr is an ardent advocate for stronger gun control, previously speaking out on the Parkland shooting in 2018. Christopher Brito, CBS News, 25 May 2022 The Mount Carmel community, meanwhile, has lost one of its most loyal, dependable, ardent benefactors. Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 For newcomers to the venue, the 60 Minute and 90 Minute IPAs are essential starters, while the Florida Peach Marmalade fruited sour packs a punch of vanilla and stone fruit that can turn ardent hop-haters into beer fans with a single sip. Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 Powell, in not only reading Child’s work but revisiting it, daily, with monklike commitment, enters into an ardent literary affair that ignites her dormant skills. Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022 Since the time of Herodotus, history has been shaped less by facts than by half-truths, rumors, outright lies, ideologies, daydreams and ardent misconceptions. Lance Morrow, WSJ, 14 Aug. 2022 Who knows, but HBO Max is full of a lot of things some people downright hate but that also have very loyal, ardent viewers. Wired, 7 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English ardaunt, ardent "burning, fiery, passionate," borrowed from Middle French ardent, ardant, going back to Old French, borrowed from Latin ardent-, ardens "burning, fiercely hot, shining, eager, passionate," from present participle of ardēre "to burn, emit light or flame, be fiercely hot, be violently excited, be eager," derivative of āridus, ārdus "dry, waterless" — more at arid Note: The assumption here is that the initial long vowel of āridus is shortened in ardēre, though this is uncertain. (Ernout and Meillet in Dictionnaire étymologique de langue latine marked it as long, though M. Leumann in Lateinische Laut- und Formenlehre considered it to have been shortened.) Although derivation of ardēre from āridus seems likely on a morphological basis, the semantic relation is anomalous, as the verb is not a stative derivative of the adjective—the verb ārēre "to be dry, parched" already serves that function. The noun ardor is similarly anomalous. Most other stative verbs in -ēre paired with adjectives in -idus have a corresponding abstract noun ending in -ōr-, -or (originally -ōs-, -ōs), but the pair āridus/ārēre lacks a corresponding noun āror. The derivative ardor* does not provide it, as it means "burning, fierce heat," not "dryness" (though heat produces dryness, the implicit semantic connection). First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing ardent ardent spirits ardent spirits Kids Definition ardent adjective ar·dent ˈär-dᵊnt : showing or having warmth of feeling : passionate She's an ardent supporter of education. ardently adverb as in earnestly Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance earnestly conscientiously steadfastly attentively seriously thoroughly vigorously vehemently exhaustively unremittingly painstakingly unrelentingly indefatigably tirelessly zealously meticulously actively continuously steadily energetically unflaggingly untiringly spiritedly feverishly stubbornly busily obstinately briskly animatedly doggedly ploddingly unabatedly resolutely strenuously determinedly intensely dynamically assiduously willfully arduously intently intensively diligently sedulously slavishly industriously wearilessly laboriously purposefully mightily amain hard hardly Antonyms & Near Antonyms casually wearily halfheartedly lazily languidly listlessly sluggishly indolently tiredly desultorily lackadaisically shiftlessly spiritlessly See More
随便看	nontemporals nontenure nontenured nonterm nonterminal nonterminally nonterminating nonterrestrials Nonthaburi nontheatrical nontheism nontheist nontheistic nontheistically nontheists nontheological nontheologically nontheoretical nontheoretically nontherapeutic nontherapeutically nonthermal nonthinking nonthinkings nonthreatening

ardent

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