ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsAardent
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ardent
Meaning: very enthusiastic or passionate
ardent in a sentence
How ardent is used in real sentences:
An ardent fan of the team, he never missed a game.
An ardent fan of the team, he never missed a game.
“Even so, several residents rebuffed the proposal at public meetings, sharply dismissing assurances from ardent biologists as wishful thinking.”
— from the passage When the Water Returned
Synonyms for ardent
Other words for ardent — passionate, fervent and zealous — carry the same meaning.
Antonyms of ardent
Words that mean the opposite of ardent:
- apathetic
- indifferent
Where it comes from
From Latin ardere 'to burn'
Memory hook
ARDENT — burns ARDly with passion.