Ardent

Part of Speech

noun

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Translations

🇩🇪 Eine Person, die von großem Eifer und intensiver Leidenschaft angetrieben wird. , 🇪🇸 impulsado por un fervor ardiente, por una pasión violenta , 🇮🇹 animato da uno zelo ardente, da una passione violenta , 🇵🇹 animado por um zelo ardente, por uma paixão violenta , 🇨🇳 充满炽热热情与激烈激情。 , 🇯🇵 熱烈な情熱や激しい熱意を帯びたもの , 🇰🇷 열정과 격렬한 열망으로 가득 찬 사람 , 🇸🇦 متحمس مفعم بحماس شديد وشغف قوي , 🇮🇳 उग्र ज़ेल और तीव्र जज़्बे से प्रेरित

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Etymology

The French noun *ardent* originates from the Latin participle *ardens, ardentis* of *ardere* “to burn, be hot”, itself derived from the Proto‑Indo‑European root *h₁érd‑ “to burn”. In medieval French the adjective *ardent* was nominalised to denote a person “burning with zeal or passion”. Thus the noun preserves the figurative sense of a zealot or impassioned individual.

Synonyms

fanatique enthousiaste passionné feur fervent acolyte zélateur

Antonyms

apathique indifférent calme froid désintéressé