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Sagacious vs Ardent - What's the difference?

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Sagacious is a related term of ardent.


As adjectives the difference between sagacious and ardent

is that sagacious is having or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness; mentally shrewd while ardent is full of ardor; fervent, passionate.

sagacious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness; mentally shrewd.

    • Synonyms

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    Derived terms

    * sagaciously * sagaciousness

    Related terms

    * sagacity

    References

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    ardent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Full of ardor; fervent, passionate.
  • * 1956 — , 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.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=1818 , author=Mary Shelley , title=Frankenstein , chapter=4 citation , passage=I see by your eagerness and the wonder and hope which your eyes express, my friend, that you expect to be informed of the secret with which I am acquainted; that cannot be; listen patiently until the end of my story, and you will easily perceive why I am reserved upon that subject. I will not lead you on, unguarded and ardent as I then was, to your destruction and infallible misery.}}
  • Burning; glowing; shining.

    • Related terms

    * ardently * ardent spirits * ardor

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