#84 ardent

#84 ardent- adj.- expressive of or characterized by intense desire or emotion; passionate: ardent love; intensely enthusiastic; eager: an ardent longing

- C14 from Latin ardere- to burn; ardency- noun; ardently- adverb

I became an ardent, but never a specially good, dancer. ~ George Brandes

Stubborn and ardent clinging to one's opinion is the best proof of stupidity. ~ Michel de Montaigne

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