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Definition of Ardent
Ardent

Hot or burning; causing a sensation of burning; fiery; as, ardent spirits, that is, distilled liquors; an ardent fever.

Having the appearance or quality of fire; fierce; glowing; shining; as, ardent eyes.

Warm, applied to the passions and affections; passionate; fervent; zealous; vehement; as, ardent love, feelings, zeal, hope, temper.

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Ardent Quotations

He had no failings which were not owing to a noble cause; to an ardent, generous, perhaps an immoderate passion for fame; a passion which is the instinct of all great souls.
Edmund Burke

Stubborn and ardent clinging to one's opinion is the best proof of stupidity.
Michel de Montaigne

Let me remind you that nuclear disarmament is not just an ardent desire of the people, as expressed in many resolutions of the United Nations. It is a legal commitment by the five official nuclear states, entered into when they signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Joseph Rotblat

As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the former instruct him and the latter take him to task.
Diogenes

My most ardent desire is that my country will recapture its historic opportunity for a peaceful evolution and that Poland will prove to the world that even the most complex situations can be solved by a dialogue and not by force.
Lech Walesa

Ardent Translations

ardent in Dutch is gloeiend, verzendend, vurig, verterend
ardent in French is fervent, ardant, enthousiaste
ardent in Italian is appassionato, ardente, entusiasmato
ardent in Latin is igneus, animosus
ardent in Norwegian is brennende, ildfull
ardent in Spanish is entusiasmado, compasivo
ardent in Swedish is brinnande, het

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