ardent

/'ɑ:dənt/

Thân thiện

The ardent supporter waved a bright flag at the parade.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Glowing or shining like fire; having a fiery appearance or quality: Describes something that visually resembles fire in its brightness, heat, or intensity.
   • Characterized by strong enthusiasm, passion, or zeal: Describes a person or their feelings that are very enthusiastic, eager, or devoted.
   • Characterized by intense emotion; fervent, impassioned: Describes feelings, desires, or expressions that are very strong, deep, and sincere.

Usage Examples

• Describing a fiery appearance:
  • The dragon had ardent eyes that glowed in the dark.
  • She was frightened by his ardent, burning gaze.
• Describing strong enthusiasm or zeal:
  • He was an ardent supporter of the environmental movement.
  • The team's most ardent fans never missed a game.
• Describing intense emotion:
  • They shared an ardent love that lasted a lifetime.
  • She wrote an ardent letter expressing her deepest feelings.

Advanced Usage

• "Ardent spirits": A historical or formal term for strong alcoholic drinks (e.g., whiskey, brandy), likening their "fiery" quality to the primary meaning of the word.
  • The tavern was known for serving the finest ardent spirits.
• Used in formal or literary contexts to convey a powerful, almost burning intensity of feeling or appearance.

Variants and Related Words

• Ardently (adverb): In an ardent manner.
  • He ardently believed in the cause.
• Ardour/Ardor (noun): Intense and passionate feeling.
  • She spoke with great ardour about her work.

Synonyms

• Fervent: Having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm.
• Passionate: Showing or caused by strong feelings or a strong belief.
• Zealous: Having or showing zeal; fervent.
• Fiery: Consisting of fire or burning strongly and brightly; (of a person) having a passionate and quick-tempered nature.
• Impassioned: Filled with or showing great emotion.

Antonyms

• Apathetic: Showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern.
• Indifferent: Having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned.
• Half-hearted: Without enthusiasm or energy.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "An ardent admirer": Someone who has a very strong and enthusiastic liking for someone or something.
  • He has been an ardent admirer of her paintings for years.
• "Ardent desire": A very strong and passionate wish.
  • She had an ardent desire to travel the world.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. glowing or shining like fire
   • from rank to rank she darts her ardent eyes- Alexander Pope
   • frightened by his ardent burning eyes
2. characterized by strong enthusiasm
   • ardent revolutionaries
   • warm support
3. characterized by intense emotion
   • ardent love
   • an ardent lover
   • a fervent desire to change society
   • a fervent admirer
   • fiery oratory
   • an impassioned appeal
   • a torrid love affair

Từ đồng nghĩa

• warm
• fervent
• fervid
• fiery
• impassioned
• perfervid
• torrid