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   Ar·dor

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   • 1. enthusiasm or passion: "they felt the stirrings of revolutionary ardor"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin ardor, from ardere ‘to burn’.

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   What does ardor mean in English?

   • Then you're feeling ardor — an intense kind of warmth and fervor most often associated with love. The Brits spell ardor with an extra vowel, so you'll often see this word written as ardour. But on either side of the pond it's a noun that brings to mind Pepe Le Pew and his fervent pursuit of the female species. But ardor isn't always about love.

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   What is the difference between ardor and ardour?

   • Ardor is the North American spelling, the British spelling is ardour. Ardor appears in the English language in the early fifteenth century, meaning heat of passion or desire. Ardor comes from the Old French ardure, meaning heat, passion and from the Latin ador, meaning a flame, fire, burning, heat.

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   What does ardour mean?

   • Middle English ardour, borrowed from Anglo-French ardur, ardour "burning, fever, passion," borrowed from Latin ardōr-, ardor "burning, flash of light, extreme heat, mental excitement, eagerness, passion," from ardēre "to burn, be fiercely hot, be violently excited, be eager" + -ōr-, -or (earlier *-ōs-, *-ōs ), abstract noun suffix — more at ardent

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   What does the Red ardor represent?

   • They were chosen to represent the players' fiery ardor (red) and the opponents' fear to challenge the team (black). His ardor for field-sports was unquenched by age. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.

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   Ardor is a noun that means an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling, extreme vigor or energy, zeal, or sexual excitement. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles.

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   Ardor is a noun that means great enthusiasm or love, or strong emotion, or great enthusiasm or excitement. Learn how to use it in sentences, how to pronounce it, and see related words and phrases.

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   Ardor means great enthusiasm or love, or strong emotion, or great enthusiasm or excitement. Learn how to use this word in sentences and how to pronounce it in British and American English.

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   noun. great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion: She spoke persuasively and with ardor. Synonyms: earnestness, intensity, spirit, fervency. intense devotion, eagerness, or enthusiasm; zeal: his well-known ardor for Chinese art. burning heat.

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   excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end. type of: passion, passionateness. a strong feeling or emotion. noun. a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause) “they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor ”. synonyms: ardour, elan, zeal. see more.

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   Ardor means intense emotion, especially strong desire, enthusiasm, or devotion. Find synonyms, translations, and usage examples of ardor in different contexts and languages.

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   Ardor is a noun that means intensity of emotion, especially strong desire, enthusiasm, or devotion. It can also mean emotional warmth, passion, eagerness, or zeal. See synonyms, antonyms, word forms, origin, and examples of ardor.