different between illumine vs ardent

English

Etymology

From Middle French illuminer, from Latin ill?min?re.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??l(j)u?m?n/

Verb

illumine (third-person singular simple present illumines, present participle illumining, simple past and past participle illumined)

1. (transitive) To illuminate (something).
   • 1789, Ann Ward Radcliffe, The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne, London: T. Hookham, Chapter 9, p. 185,^[1]

     The moon shone faintly by intervals, through broken clouds upon the waters, illumining the white foam which burst around, and enlightening the scene sufficiently to render it visible.

   • 1890, H. L. Havell (translator), On the Sublime by Longinus (1^st century CE), London: Macmillan, Part I, p. 3,^[2]

     Skill in invention, lucid arrangement and disposition of facts, are appreciated not by one passage, or by two, but gradually manifest themselves in the general structure of a work; but a sublime thought, if happily timed, illumines an entire subject with the vividness of a lightning-flash, and exhibits the whole power of the orator in a moment of time.

   • 2012, Melanie McDonagh, “Where have all the book illustrators gone?” The Independent, 20 January, 2012,^[3]

     […] the possibility that illustrations could actually illumine writing and draw out elements of a narrative doesn’t seem to count for much any more.

2. (intransitive, rare) To light up.
   • 1918, Rebecca West, The Return of the Soldier, Virago 2014, p. 18:

     ‘Shell-shock.’ Our faces did not illumine so she dragged on lamely. ‘Anyway, he's not well.’

Translations

Anagrams

• limuline

French

Verb

illumine

1. first-person singular present indicative of illuminer
2. third-person singular present indicative of illuminer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of illuminer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of illuminer
5. second-person singular imperative of illuminer

English

Etymology

First attested circa 14th century as Middle English ardaunt, borrowed from Anglo-Norman ardent and Old French ardant, from Latin ardentem, accusative of ard?ns, present participle of arde? (“I burn”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???d?nt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /???d?nt/
• Hyphenation: ar?dent

Adjective

ardent (comparative more ardent, superlative most ardent)

1. Full of ardor; fervent, passionate.
   • 1956 — Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars, p 43

     This ardent exploration, absorbing all his energy and interest, made him forget for the moment the mystery of his heritage and the anomaly that cut him off from all his fellows.
2. Burning; glowing; shining.

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

• Arendt, Darent, daren't, endart, ranted, red ant

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin ard?ns.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /???dent/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /?r?den/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /a??dent/

Adjective

ardent (masculine and feminine plural ardents)

1. burning, ablaze
2. ardent, passionate

Derived terms

• ardentment

Related terms

• ardor

Further reading

• “ardent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Etymology

From Old French ardent, borrowed from Latin ard?ns, ard?ntem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?.d??/

Adjective

ardent (feminine singular ardente, masculine plural ardents, feminine plural ardentes)

1. fiery, burning; ablaze; aflame
2. fervent; passionate

Derived terms

Related terms

• ardre (verb)
• ardeur

Further reading

• “ardent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

ardent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of arde?

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ardens, ardentem.

Adjective

ardent m (oblique and nominative feminine singular ardent or ardente)

1. burning; aflame; on fire

Related terms

• ardoir, ardre
• ardur

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French ardent, Latin ardens, ardentem.

Adjective

ardent m or n (feminine singular ardent?, masculine plural arden?i, feminine and neuter plural ardente)

1. (rare, literary) ardent, fiery, passionate
2. (of ships) that which, through the action of the wind, turns its prow toward the direction from where wind is blowing

Declension

Synonyms

• (ardent, fiery, passionate): înfocat, înfl?c?rat, pasionat, aprins, avântat

Related terms

• arde
• ardoare
• arz?tor