ardent

Meaning

1. Full of ardor; expressing passion, spirit, or enthusiasm.
2. Providing light or heat.

Synonyms

fervent

passionate

eager

fiery

zealous

fervid

vehement

enthusiastic

hot

🥵

warm

☀️

impassioned

burning

keen

glowing

torrid

flaming

earnest

heated

intense

strong

aglow

devout

incandescent

violent

perfervid

avid

spirited

ambitious

blazing

desirous

evangelical

fierce

hearty

impetuous

persevering

persistent

pertinacious

pious

raging

ablaze

furious

gleamy

dying

gung ho

heartfelt

zestful

devotional

hectic

high

high-spirited

devoted

hot-blooded

hotheaded

ignitable

deep

blistery

impulsive

committed

inflammable

inflammatory

combustive

jealous

candescent

kind

lively

lurid

manic

mettled

mettlesome

blistering

big

hot-spirited

very fond

comburant

comburent

powerful

provocative

provoking

rabid

radiant

ferverous

raring

red hot

rhapsodic

scorching

sedulous

sensual

shining

solicitous

fervorous

strenuous

assiduous

studious

sultry

take pains

teasing

ardently

true

turbulent

anxious

vigorous

agog

voracious

aflame

warm-blooded

warmly

white-hot

wishful

yeasty

fervently

fanatic

acute

evangelistic

firm

effulgent

flammable

frantic

frenzied

Hyphenated as

ar‧dent

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɑːdənt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: ardaunt

In summary

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 (“I burn”).