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Definition of ardent adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ardent

adjective
 
/ˈɑːdnt/
 
/ˈɑːrdnt/
[usually before noun]
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  1. very enthusiastic and showing strong feelings about something/somebody synonym passionate
    • an ardent supporter of her local team
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryArdent is used with these nouns:
    • admirer
    • advocate
    • Catholicism
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French ardant from Latin ardens, ardent-, from ardere ‘to burn’.
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