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languishing

English

Adjective

languishing

  1. lacking of vigor or spirit.

Verb

languishing

  1. present participle of languish

Noun

languishing (plural languishings)

  1. The act of one who languishes.
    • 1680, Thomas Otway, The Orphan
      Happy, Monimia, he to whom these sighs, / These tears, and all these languishings, are paid!

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ardent

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

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