Meaning

2 senses
  1. Full of ardor; expressing passion, spirit, or enthusiasm.

    feurig

    горя́чийgorjáčij, пы́лкийpýlkij, я́рыйjáryj

  2. (literary)Providing light or heat.

    пыла́ющийpylájuščij

More definitions
  • glowing or shining like fire
  • characterized by strong enthusiasm
  • characterized by intense emotion

Examples

22 sentences
  1. This pair of lovers were carrying on an ardent correspondence.

    Ця пара закоханих продовжувала палке листування.

    ruЭта пара влюблённых продолжала пылкую переписку.

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  2. He is an ardent music lover.

    ruОн горячо любит музыку.

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  3. He yielded to her ardent wishes.

    ruОн уступил её страстному желанию.

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  4. Mark is an ardent football fan.

    ruМарк - заядлый футбольный болельщик.

    deMarcus ist ein leidenschaftlicher Fußballfreund.

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  5. My grandfather was an ardent atheist.

    ruМой дед был ярым атеистом.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
full of ardour:
glowing:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
full of ardour:

Origin

First attested circa 14th century as Middle English ardaunt, borrowed from Anglo-Norman ar

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 (“to burn”).

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Forms

more ardent, most ardent
Comparativemore ardent Lesson
Superlativemost ardent Lesson

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
ardent — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto