ARDOR

ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour, fervency, fire, fervidness

(noun) feelings of great warmth and intensity; “he spoke with great ardor”

ardor, ardour

(noun) intense feeling of love

ardor, ardour, elan, zeal

(noun) a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause); “they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor”; “he felt a kind of religious zeal”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ardor (countable and uncountable, plural ardors) (American spelling)

Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.

Spirit; enthusiasm; passion.

Intense heat.

Synonyms

• (warmth of feeling): intensity

• (spirit): elan, fire in the belly, passion, zeal

Antonyms

• apathy

Source: Wiktionary


Ar"dor, n. Etym: [L. ardor, fr. ardere to burn: cf. OF. ardor, ardur, F. ardeur.] [Spelt also ardour.]

1. Heat, in a literal sense; as, the ardor of the sun's rays.

2. Warmth or heat of passion or affection; eagerness; zeal; as, he pursues study with ardor; the fought with ardor; martial ardor.

3. pl.

Definition: Bright and effulgent spirits; seraphim. [Thus used by Milton.]

Syn.

– Fervor; warmth; eagerness. See Fervor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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