Ardent
Definition of ardent:
part of speech: adjective
Burning: flery: passionate.
part of speech: adjective
Hot; burning; glowing; passionate; eager; vehement.
Usage examples for ardent:
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For a long time she had known absolutely no one, and once, in her intense longing for some one to speak to, she had obeyed an ardent impulse and run across the street to a house where a young girl and her mother lived, the former keeping a day- school for small children, and had begged the little teacher to come over and spend the evening with her.
"A Beautiful Alien", Julia Magruder. -
" It is cruel," says Violet, with suppressed but ardent ire.
"Mrs. Geoffrey", Duchess. -
Virtue may suffer from a prolonged and ardent kiss between two young pietists of the age of eighteen.
"A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 7 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version"", François-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire) Commentator: John Morley Tobias Smollett H.G. Leigh. -
Though she believed the girl, she would accuse the man, the more so, because she suddenly became aware that his eyes were fixed on herself in ardent admiration.
"When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete", Gilbert Parker Last Updated: March 15, 2009.