ardent

/ˈär-dᵊnt/

Middle English ardaunt, ardent "burning, fiery, passionate," borrowed from Middle French ardent, ardant, going back to Old French, borrowed from Latin ardent-, ardens "burning, fiercely hot, shining, eager, passionate," from present participle of ardēre "to burn, emit light or flame, be fiercely hot, be violently excited, be eager," derivative of āridus, ārdus "dry, waterless"

adjective

  1. characterized by warmth of feeling typically expressed in eager zealous support or activity

  2. fiery, hot

  3. shining, glowing

ardent proponents of the bill

impassioned passionate ardent fervent fervid perfervid mean showing intense feeling. impassioned implies warmth and intensity without violence and suggests fluent verbal expression. passionate implies great vehemence and often violence and wasteful diffusion of emotion.

plural noun

  1. strong distilled liquors