ardent
adjective/ˈɑːdnt/
/ˈɑːrdnt/
[usually before noun]- 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
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French ardant from Latin ardens, ardent-, from ardere ‘to burn’.Definitions on the go
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