ardently
/ˈɑːdəntli/AHR-duhnt-lee
/ˈɑɹdəntli/AHR-duhnt-lee
Meaningin a burning way
Common meaning: passionately
- ardto burn, glowLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 155 · scan
- entadjective ending: being or doing
- lyadverb ending: in a way
Journey through time
- Latinardeō, ārsum‘to burn, glow’
- Old Frenchardantsource
- Englishardent‘very enthusiastic’
- Englishformed in English from ardentardently‘passionately’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from ardent + -ly.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ARDENT, p.32 · scan
Roots
- ardeō, ārsum Latin “to burn, glow”
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