ardent

Other forms of ardent

comparative

ardenter·

superlative

ardentest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about ardent

What does ardent mean?

ardent means "characterized by intense emotion". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in ardent?

ardent has 2 syllables: ar-dent. The stress falls on "ar". In IPA it is /ˈɑɹdənt/.

What is another word for ardent?

Close synonyms include fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ardent a common word?

ardent is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.