ardent
French, adjective/aʁ.dɑ̃/
ardent is spelled A-R-D-E-N-T (6 letters) and appears 2.5 times per million words in written French, the 18,149th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ardent is a French adjective meaning “fiery, burning; ablaze; aflame” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est en feu”.
What does ardent mean in English?
adjective
- 1
fiery, burning; ablaze; aflame
- 2
fervent; passionate
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est en feu. 2. Qui enflamme, qui brûle. 3. Qui donne une sensation de chaleur vive ou de brûlure. 4. Qui se porte avec véhémence, avec feu à quelque chose.
noun: 1. Malade de la maladie nommée aujourd’hui ergotisme, dont le symptôme principal est une gangrène des membres. 2. Exhalaison enflammée qui apparait près du sol, ordinairement le long des eaux stagnantes, pendant la saison chaude. 3. Les yeux.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ardent
- ardente feminine
- ardents masculine plural
- ardentes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ardent?
- /aʁ.dɑ̃/
- \aʁ.dɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ardent
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ardent in French?
ardent appears 2.5 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).