In a football game the spectators are usually ardent rooters for one of the two teams, but there also is a small group who will climb on the bandwagon of the winning team.
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Ardent
//ˈɑːdənt//
Synonyms for "ardent" (286 found)
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devoutdiligentdisposeddociledrunkeagerearnestebullienteloquentemotionalemphaticenergeticeroticexcitedexcitingextremeexuberantfainfaithfulfanatic
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fanaticalfastfavorablefavorably disposedfavorably inclinedfebrileferventfervidfeveredfeverishfiercefieryfireflagrantflamingflaringflickeringflushedforwardfuminggamegenialglowinggreatgrillinggutteringhardhard corehard-corehardworkinghastyheartfeltheartyheatedhectichospitablehothot as firehot as hellhot bloodedhot-bloodedhotheadedignescentignitedimpatientimpetuousimportunateimpulsivein a blazein a glowin earnestin flamesin the mindin the moodincandescentinclinedindefatigableindustrious
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Related words (143)
inflamedinsistentintenseintentintent onintoxicatedkeenkindledlaboriouslasciviousliegelike a furnacelike an ovenlivelivelylivingloverlikeloverlylovingloyal
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madmadcapmightymindednever idleon fireoverheatedoverwarmparchingpassionateperfervidpiping hotpliantpowerfulprecipitatepredisposedpromptproneprovokingquickreadyready and willingreceptivered hotred-hotreekingrelentlessresoluteresponsiveroastingsalaciousscaldingscintillantscintillatingscorchingsearingsedulousseethingserioussexualsimmeringsinceresizzlingsizzling hotsleeplesssmokingsmoking hotsmolderingsolicitoussoulfulsparkingspiritedspirituousstaunchsteadfaststeadysteamingsteamystimulatingstirringstrenuousstrongsudorificsweatingsweatyswelteringsweltrythirstytirelesstoastingtorridtotally committedtractabletrueuncontrolledunextinguishedunflaggingungovernedunquenchedunremittingunrestrainedunsleepingunsparingunweariedurgentvehementvigorousvinousvoraciouswarmwarmheartedwell-disposedwell-inclinedwhite hotwhite-hotwholeheartedwilledwillingwillingheartedwinywith a kickzealous
Adjective(18 words)
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1 entriesRelated terms
4 entriesderived
1 entriesrelated to
10 entriessimilar
5 entriesTranslations
60 translations across 24 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- пламенен adj (full of ardour)
Catalan
4 entries- ardent adj (full of ardour)
- ardent adj (glowing)
- fervent adj (full of ardour)
- fervorós adj (full of ardour)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 熱心 /热心 adj (full of ardour)
- 熱烈 /热烈 adj (full of ardour)
Czech
4 entries- horlivý adj (full of ardour)
- planoucí adj (glowing)
- vášnivý adj (full of ardour)
- vřelý adj (full of ardour)
Dutch
4 entries- brandend adj (glowing)
- gloeiend adj (glowing)
- passioneel adj (full of ardour)
- vurig adj (full of ardour)
Esperanto
1 entries- arda adj (full of ardour)
Finnish
4 entries- hehkuva adj (full of ardour)
- kiihkeä adj (full of ardour)
- leimuava adj (glowing)
- palava adj (full of ardour)
French
4 entries- ardent adj (full of ardour)
- ardent adj (glowing)
- farouche adj (full of ardour)
- fervent adj (full of ardour)
Galician
1 entries- ardente adj (full of ardour)
German
1 entries- feurig adj (full of ardour)
Greek
1 entries- φλογερός adj (full of ardour)
Irish
1 entries- galach adj (full of ardour)
Japanese
2 entries- 熱心 adj (full of ardour)
- 熱烈 adj (full of ardour)
Latin
4 entries- calidus adj (full of ardour)
- calidus adj (glowing)
- flagrāns adj (full of ardour)
- igneus adj (full of ardour)
Middle English
2 entries- ardaunt adj (full of ardour)
- ardaunt adj (glowing)
Māori
1 entries- mōhukihuki adj (full of ardour)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- ihuga adj (full of ardour)
- ildfull adj (full of ardour)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- حرارتلو adj (full of ardour)
Polish
2 entries- płomienny adj (full of ardour)
- zapalony adj (full of ardour)
Portuguese
1 entries- ardente adj (full of ardour)
Russian
4 entries- горя́чий adj (full of ardour)
- пла́менный adj (full of ardour)
- пы́лкий adj (full of ardour)
- пыла́ющий adj (glowing)
Sanskrit
1 entries- चण्ड adj (full of ardour)
Spanish
2 entries- ardiente adj (full of ardour)
- ferviente adj (full of ardour)
Swedish
1 entries- ivrig adj (full of ardour)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
This pair of lovers were carrying on an ardent correspondence.
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It is our ardent hope that the war will end soon.
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He is an ardent music lover.
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