ardor
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.
Origin of ardor
1- Also especially British, ar·dour .
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How to use ardor in a sentence
Radiating a mixture of anxiety, cockiness and ardor, Velazquez makes Consuelo both an intriguing character in her own right and a revealing counterpoint to Celia.
She might get top billing, but ‘Celia and Fidel’ at Arena Stage shortchanges the female revolutionary | Celia Wren | October 27, 2021 | Washington PostHe lays into the grunts—the “ooh-aah’s”—of “Chain Gang” in Miami with calcined ardor.
The Night Sam Cooke Made ‘Chain Gang’ a Hymn to Freedom | Colin Fleming | October 17, 2021 | The Daily BeastWhat she did win, though, was the ever-more intense ardor of her growing number of liberal fans.
In the end, talent and technique got the better of ardor and audacity.
Team USA Goes Down Swinging in 2-1 World Cup Loss to Belgium | Tunku Varadarajan | July 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Baseball Hall of Fame inspires ardor and passion more than almost any other institution in the United States.
And when Barbara was taken from us, it was no deprivation to Barbara when my father devoted that same ardor to Nancy.
Though they look like little potsers and nudniks—wise men of Chelm—they are made vibrant by the ardor of their claims.
Smoked Fish Surrealism: Ben Katchor’s Comics of NYC Neurotics | Jacob Siegel | March 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTJane now pursued her studies and her limitless reading with unabated ardor.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottHer ardor stimulated their zeal, and her well-stored mind and fascinating conversational eloquence guided their councils.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottHe devoted himself with great ardor to literature, and wrote, by his own account, 12 sheets daily.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellHe remembered suddenly that he was still a young man, with a young man's ardor surging strong in him.
The Man from Time | Frank Belknap LongIt demanded an infinite patience, combined with an inextinguishable ardor and enthusiasm.
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