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
ardor (countable and uncountable, plural ardors) (American spelling)
Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.
Spirit; enthusiasm; passion.
Intense heat.
• (warmth of feeling): intensity
• (spirit): elan, fire in the belly, passion, zeal
• 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
6 June 2025
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.