Ardent
adjective
Very passionate, enthusiastic, or eager about something.
She has an ardent desire to change the world.
Often appears as...
- ardent desire
- ardent supporter
adjective
Feeling or showing very strong feelings, or passionate.
He was ardent in his pursuit of the truth.
Often appears as...
- ardent love
- ardent passion
adjective
Hot or glowing, shining brightly with a strong light.
The ardent sun beat down on them.
Often appears as...
- ardent sun
- ardent light
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Poetic
adjective
Very passionate, enthusiastic, or eager about something.
She has an ardent desire to change the world.
Often appears as...
- ardent desire
- ardent supporter
adjective
Feeling or showing very strong feelings, or passionate.
He was ardent in his pursuit of the truth.
Often appears as...
- ardent love
- ardent passion
adjective
Hot or glowing, shining brightly with a strong light.
The ardent sun beat down on them.
Often appears as...
- ardent sun
- ardent light
Usage tips
Poetic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Intensity
Used to express deep emotions or strong commitment.
He is an ardent advocate for children's rights.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
Often implies a positive view towards someone's enthusiasm or passion.
She was an ardent volunteer at the animal shelter.
Pro Tip 3/3Context Specific
Most appropriate in personal, political, or social contexts, when referring to beliefs or causes.
An ardent environmentalist, Mark always recycles.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Intensity
Used to express deep emotions or strong commitment.
He is an ardent advocate for children's rights.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
Often implies a positive view towards someone's enthusiasm or passion.
She was an ardent volunteer at the animal shelter.
Pro Tip 3/3Context Specific
Most appropriate in personal, political, or social contexts, when referring to beliefs or causes.
An ardent environmentalist, Mark always recycles.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Intensity
Used to express deep emotions or strong commitment.
He is an ardent advocate for children's rights.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
Often implies a positive view towards someone's enthusiasm or passion.
She was an ardent volunteer at the animal shelter.
Pro Tip 3/3Context Specific
Most appropriate in personal, political, or social contexts, when referring to beliefs or causes.
An ardent environmentalist, Mark always recycles.
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The surprising key to...
encourage people to save more through government policy through big communication the best way to get people to save more it's going to do something very small it's to go and get companies to change the way you actually sign up to your retirement plan if you go and switch through the ardent signup
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Dive into an ocean...
become a marine-protected area. Now, fisherman from neighboring islands, they once hunted these manta rays to make traditional drums from their skins. Today, they are the most ardent conservation champions and manta rays earn the Maldivian economy in excess of 8 million dollars every single year.
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The accelerating power...
not all the enabling factors will be in place when they're needed. So I began to be an ardent student of technology trends, and track where technology would be at different points in time, and began to build the mathematical models of that. It's kind of taken on a life of its own.
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The age-old sharing...
And they say they are ardent apostles of Adam competition is great, we're all in it individually, government doesn't help us. But the interesting reality is that when I asked further, that's not what grew the market at all. There's a behind-the-scenes principle
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David Puttnam: What...
that typifies at least some of the young, taken together, these and other similarly contemporary aberrations are threatening to squeeze the life out of active, informed debate and engagement, and I stress active. The most ardent of libertarians might argue
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Colonizing Mars PIPE...
regions near the equator and it would take something pretty dramatic to generate that kind of heat one person who has pondered the problem is Robert Zubrin an aerospace engineer author an ardent proponent of colonizing and
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Lessons from death row...
in a way that is entirely non-controversial I think that's possible because there is a corner of the death penalty debate maybe the most important corner where everybody agrees where the most ardent death penalty
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Bullfighting PIPE National...
father's legend today but his time in the spotlight is only starting in a country where men in his line of work become heroes and bullfighting is a national pastime no matter how ardent its critics
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Lessons from death row...
I think that's possible, because there is a corner of the death penalty debate -- maybe the most important corner -- where everybody agrees, where the most ardent death penalty supporters
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Magnificent Whale...
if they're to live permanently in the sea how to breed in water this female is surrounded by ardent males she's not yet ready to mate and rolls over on her back
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The surprising key to...
encourage people to save more through government policy through big communication the best way to get people to save more it's going to do something very small it's to go and get companies to change the way you actually sign up to your retirement plan if you go and switch through the ardent signup
Video examples
Dive into an ocean...
become a marine-protected area. Now, fisherman from neighboring islands, they once hunted these manta rays to make traditional drums from their skins. Today, they are the most ardent conservation champions and manta rays earn the Maldivian economy in excess of 8 million dollars every single year.
Video examples
The accelerating power...
not all the enabling factors will be in place when they're needed. So I began to be an ardent student of technology trends, and track where technology would be at different points in time, and began to build the mathematical models of that. It's kind of taken on a life of its own.
Video examples
The age-old sharing...
And they say they are ardent apostles of Adam competition is great, we're all in it individually, government doesn't help us. But the interesting reality is that when I asked further, that's not what grew the market at all. There's a behind-the-scenes principle
Video examples
David Puttnam: What...
that typifies at least some of the young, taken together, these and other similarly contemporary aberrations are threatening to squeeze the life out of active, informed debate and engagement, and I stress active. The most ardent of libertarians might argue
Video examples
Colonizing Mars PIPE...
regions near the equator and it would take something pretty dramatic to generate that kind of heat one person who has pondered the problem is Robert Zubrin an aerospace engineer author an ardent proponent of colonizing and
Video examples
Lessons from death row...
in a way that is entirely non-controversial I think that's possible because there is a corner of the death penalty debate maybe the most important corner where everybody agrees where the most ardent death penalty
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Bullfighting PIPE National...
father's legend today but his time in the spotlight is only starting in a country where men in his line of work become heroes and bullfighting is a national pastime no matter how ardent its critics
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Lessons from death row...
I think that's possible, because there is a corner of the death penalty debate -- maybe the most important corner -- where everybody agrees, where the most ardent death penalty supporters
Video examples
Magnificent Whale...
if they're to live permanently in the sea how to breed in water this female is surrounded by ardent males she's not yet ready to mate and rolls over on her back
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James K. Polk
American President
A crowd of persons came in as soon as my office was opened. Among them were several ladies who called to pay their respects. None who called had any business of more importance than an ardent desire to serve their country, provided they could be appointed to a good office. As I has none of these to dispose of, they were, of course, disappointed.
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Scott Derrickson
American Director
I'm married to a nurse, and she is really, really ardent that - in screenplays or movies that I've worked on, that all the medical aspects be properly presented. I think that filmmakers ought to be respectful of all fields and not just be lazy and put nonsense in movies because most people won't know the difference.
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Sylvia Mathews Burwell
American Public Servant
Big meetings and big talk are not enough in a world that is hungry for change. Big action - world leaders keeping their promises, and developing countries committing resources while listening ardently to the voice of the small farmer - is needed to bring big results and prosperity to the world's poor.
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Sandra Cisneros
American Author
I grew up listening to the Beatles and being an ardent Beatles fan when I was in third grade all the way to adulthood, and listening to all kinds of music that came to us either at the flea market or in our living rooms or on the 'Ed Sullivan' show - all these places we were influenced by.
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Lech Walesa
Polish Politician
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.
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Richard Perle
American Public Servant
Few governments in the world, for example, praise human rights more ardently than does the government of France, and few have a worse record of supporting tyrants and killers.
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Henry Petroski
American Author
No design, no matter how common or seemingly insignificant, is without its adamant critics as well as its ardent admirers.
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Robert Benchley
American Comedian
An ardent supporter of the hometown team should go to a game prepared to take offense, no matter what happens.
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Brendon Burchard
Author
The top experts in the world are ardent students. The day you stop learning, you're definitely not an expert.
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Richard Cecil
English Clergyman
Self-will so ardent and active that it will break a world to pieces to make a stool to sit on.
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James K. Polk
American President
A crowd of persons came in as soon as my office was opened. Among them were several ladies who called to pay their respects. None who called had any business of more importance than an ardent desire to serve their country, provided they could be appointed to a good office. As I has none of these to dispose of, they were, of course, disappointed.
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Scott Derrickson
American Director
I'm married to a nurse, and she is really, really ardent that - in screenplays or movies that I've worked on, that all the medical aspects be properly presented. I think that filmmakers ought to be respectful of all fields and not just be lazy and put nonsense in movies because most people won't know the difference.
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Sylvia Mathews Burwell
American Public Servant
Big meetings and big talk are not enough in a world that is hungry for change. Big action - world leaders keeping their promises, and developing countries committing resources while listening ardently to the voice of the small farmer - is needed to bring big results and prosperity to the world's poor.
Quote examples
Sandra Cisneros
American Author
I grew up listening to the Beatles and being an ardent Beatles fan when I was in third grade all the way to adulthood, and listening to all kinds of music that came to us either at the flea market or in our living rooms or on the 'Ed Sullivan' show - all these places we were influenced by.
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Lech Walesa
Polish Politician
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.
Quote examples
Richard Perle
American Public Servant
Few governments in the world, for example, praise human rights more ardently than does the government of France, and few have a worse record of supporting tyrants and killers.
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Henry Petroski
American Author
No design, no matter how common or seemingly insignificant, is without its adamant critics as well as its ardent admirers.
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Robert Benchley
American Comedian
An ardent supporter of the hometown team should go to a game prepared to take offense, no matter what happens.
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Brendon Burchard
Author
The top experts in the world are ardent students. The day you stop learning, you're definitely not an expert.
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Richard Cecil
English Clergyman
Self-will so ardent and active that it will break a world to pieces to make a stool to sit on.
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