ardor
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7.5
- noun
- /ˈɑrdər/
- US
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ardor
- The team's ardor for victory drove them to practice long hours every day.
And meanwhile, you know, they're doing all sorts of things, you know, just raising and raising the bar for the heights that their ardor can can go to this entire time.
- And meanwhile, you know, they're doing all sorts of things, you know, just raising and raising the bar for the heights that their ardor can can go to this entire time.
- Shame bled from his every pore, skittered across his trembling limbs and somehow ignited an even deeper ardor.
Examples
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But he who renounces all with strength and ardor has a heart full of desire for God, of thirst for God, like the heart of a mother who desires to see her child.
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Impressed by the prince's apparent ardor, the king readily agreed and soon the expedition set sail.
Fiction book (2000) -
"This is not the ardor with which a loving father..."
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I kissed him back, with all the ardor of my own experience.
Fiction book (2002) -
Is that all the reward I get for my ardor?
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Brother S also gave him the kiss of peace with an ardor he hadn't experienced before.
Fiction book (1993) -
A strapping young man like you should save his ardor for revolution, not romance.
Fiction book (1990) -
We honor a neighbor whose love of doing science is rivaled only by her ardor for dancing the tango.
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I write with all the ardor I can muster to thank you for your exquisite letter of 16th Aug.
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And in their depths revive the ardor, that which renews in the sons of the Patria the ancient splendor.
Academic text (2018)
Synonyms
463
2.5
A very strong feeling that makes someone act, like love or anger
434
1.0
A strong feeling of happiness and eagerness, or something that causes it
313
5.8
Strong feeling of energy and passion
288
2.2
A strong feeling of excitement and interest in something
36
5.8
A strong feeling of energy and interest in helping a cause
34
6.3
A strong, excited belief in a cause or idea
23
2.5
A strong, excited wish to do or have something
6
8.4
A very strong feeling shown in speech or action
1
5.6
A strong, eager interest in a cause or idea
1
8.0
A strong, deep feeling that makes someone excited or eager
1
5.9
A very strong, excited feeling that makes people act
1
3.6
A strong wish to do something
1
8.0
A very strong wish to have or do something
A very strong feeling of great interest and excitement for something
A strong feeling of passion or a sense of burning heat in writing
Strong feelings that make someone act with great energy and care
A strong inner feeling that makes someone want to do something
A very strong and eager interest in something
Antonyms
How Passionate
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word ardor comes from the Latin ardor, which means 'burning' and from the verb ardēre 'to burn', and the English word ardent is related. So, ardor is like a 'burning' feeling of strong passion or great enthusiasm.