ardor

[ ahr-der ]

/ ˈɑr dər /

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noun

great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion: She spoke persuasively and with ardor.

intense devotion, eagerness, or enthusiasm; zeal: his well-known ardor for Chinese art.

burning heat.

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1 fervency, spirit, earnestness, intensity.

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Also especially British, ar·dour .

Origin of ardor

1350–1400; Middle English <Latin, equivalent to ārd(ēre) to burn + -or-or¹; replacing Middle English ardure<Old French ardur<Latin, as above; 17th century ardour<Anglo-French <Latin, as above

Words nearby ardor

Ardi, Ardipithecus, Ardipithecus kadabba, Ardipithecus ramidus, Ardmore, ardor, ardour, ARDS, arduous, are, area

How to use ardor in a sentence

What she did win, though, was the ever-more intense ardor of her growing number of liberal fans.
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In the end, talent and technique got the better of ardor and audacity.
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The Baseball Hall of Fame inspires ardor and passion more than almost any other institution in the United States.
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And when Barbara was taken from us, it was no deprivation to Barbara when my father devoted that same ardor to Nancy.
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Though they look like little potsers and nudniks—wise men of Chelm—they are made vibrant by the ardor of their claims.
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Jane now pursued her studies and her limitless reading with unabated ardor.
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Her ardor stimulated their zeal, and her well-stored mind and fascinating conversational eloquence guided their councils.
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He devoted himself with great ardor to literature, and wrote, by his own account, 12 sheets daily.
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He remembered suddenly that he was still a young man, with a young man's ardor surging strong in him.
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It demanded an infinite patience, combined with an inextinguishable ardor and enthusiasm.
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