Meaning & use
ardent
Showing or feeling great enthusiasm, passion, or devotion for something or someone.
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She has been an ardent supporter of the local library since childhood.
His ardent love letters revealed a side of him few colleagues ever saw.
A note on using this word
Ardent usually appears before a noun describing a person's commitment (an ardent fan, an ardent admirer) and carries a warm, often literary tone.
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