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adjective

Ardent adj.

Hot or burning; causing a sensation of burning; fiery; as, ardent spirits, that is, distilled liquors; an ardent fever.

Having the appearance or quality of fire; fierce; glowing; shining; as, ardent eyes.

Warm, applied to the passions and affections; passionate; fervent; zealous; vehement; as, ardent love, feelings, zeal, hope, temper. "An ardent and impetuous race."

Synonyms: Burning; hot; fiery; glowing; intense; fierce; vehement; eager; zealous; keen; fervid; fervent; passionate; affectionate.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Ardent" Quotes from Famous Books

... so I took the Ariosto, and began to read the history of the Spanish princess who fell in love with Bradamante. I thought that by the time I had finished Clementine would be ardent, but I was mistaken; both she ...

— The Memoires of Casanova, Complete • Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

... the tears of joy and peace and reconciliation. Aglaya was kissing her mother's lips and cheeks and hands; they were hugging each other in the most ardent way. ...

— The Idiot • (AKA Feodor Dostoevsky) Fyodor Dostoyevsky

... Layton. He is convinced that something within his power, if done effectively, will bring about both events. He can shunt Mrs. Capella, and so disgust Miss Layton with the Hume-Frazers that she will turn to the next ardent and sympathetic wooer that presents himself. He knew the points of his case, and went to Naples to procure proofs. He has obtained them. They are chiefly living persons. He is bringing them to England, and their testimony will convict Mrs. Capella ...

— The Stowmarket Mystery - Or, A Legacy of Hate • Louis Tracy

... "the sun has been ardent; but I referred rather to the a to the warming of affections, and the pleasant exchange of intercourse on all sides which has taken place. How do you like our a ...

— Queechy, Volume I • Elizabeth Wetherell

... the boy, talked to him, drew him out, found in him a taste for letters, and a fine, ardent, modest, youthful soul; and encouraged him to be a visitor on Sunday evenings in his bare, cold, lonely dining-room, where he sat and read in the isolation of a bachelor grown old in refinement. The beautiful gentleness and grace of the old judge, and the delicacy of his person, thoughts, ...

— Weir of Hermiston • Robert Louis Stevenson

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