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Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: Latin, present participle of ardere 'to burn'

ardent

 adjective
     
ar‧dent [usually before noun]
1 showing strong positive feelings about an activity and determination to succeed at it:
an ardent supporter of free trade
2 literary showing strong feelings of love:
an ardent lover
—ardently adverb
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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