ardor

[ ahr-der ]
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noun
  1. great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion: She spoke persuasively and with ardor.

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

  1. burning heat.

Origin of ardor

1
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
  • Also especially British, ar·dour .

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