Basic Details
Word: Ardent
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Very eager, keen and passionate about something or someone.
Synonyms: passionate, keen, devoted, fervent
Antonyms: indifferent, half-hearted
How to Spell Ardent
Syllables: ar - dent
Tricky part: The ending is dent, with an e. Ardant is the usual mistake, because the e and a sound the same here.
Watch out for: ardant, ardint, aredent
Memory tip: An ardent fan pushes so hard in the crowd that he makes a dent: ar + dent.
Usage Examples
Example 1: My grandfather is an ardent fan of old Hindi film songs.
Example 2: She is an ardent supporter of saving the city's lakes.
Example 3: The ardent young volunteers worked through the night after the flood.
Fun Fact
Ardent comes from the Latin ardere, to burn, so an ardent fan burns with enthusiasm. Arson, the crime of setting fire to property, comes from the same Latin verb.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the word opposite in meaning to ardent as used in the sentence:
Kunal is an ardent collector of stamps and spends every Sunday at the philatelic bureau.
a) devoted
b) indifferent
c) passionate
d) keen
Show answer
b) indifferent. An ardent collector cares deeply, and an indifferent one does not care at all; devoted, passionate and keen are synonyms.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
As an ardant follower of kabaddi, my cousin travelled all the way from Patna to watch the final in the packed stadium.
a) follower
b) travelled
c) ardant
d) stadium
Show answer
c) ardant. Ardent ends in dent, the same as a dent in a car door.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:
The poet wrote dtrnea verses about the beauty of the Himalayas.
a) garden
b) rodent
c) ardent
d) ranted
Show answer
c) ardent. Ranted has the same letters but is a verb; before verses we need the adjective ardent.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. An ardent reader is one who ____.
a) writes books
b) reads only when forced
c) loves reading and reads a lot
d) cannot read
Show answer
c) loves reading and reads a lot
2. Which noun is linked to ardent and means strong enthusiasm?
a) ardour
b) ardently
c) arduous
d) order
Show answer
a) ardour
