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ardent

adj
/ˈɑːdənt/UK/ˈɑɹdənt/US

Etymology

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 (“to burn”).

  1. derived from ardentem
  2. derived from ardant
  3. derived from ardent
  4. inherited from ardaunt

Definitions

  1. Full of ardor

    Full of ardor; expressing passion, spirit, or enthusiasm.

    • This ardent exploration, absorbing all his energy and interest, made him forget for the moment the mystery of his heritage and the anomaly that cut him off from all his fellows.
    • Nor gushing tears, nor ardent prayers, shall shake our firm decree.

  2. Providing light or heat.

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Derived

ardentness

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at ardent. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at ardent. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at ardent

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA