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NOUN (3)

1. a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause);
- Example: "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor"
- Example: "he felt a kind of religious zeal"
[syn: ardor, ardour, elan, zeal]

2. intense feeling of love;
[syn: ardor, ardour]

3. feelings of great warmth and intensity;
- Example: "he spoke with great ardor"
[syn: ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour, fervency, fire, fervidness]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ardor \Ar"dor\, n. [L. ardor, fr. ardere to burn: cf. OF. ardor,
   ardur, F. ardeur.] [Spelt also ardour.]
   1. Heat, in a literal sense; as, the ardor of the sun's rays.
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   2. Warmth or heat of passion or affection; eagerness; zeal;
      as, he pursues study with ardor; the fought with ardor;
      martial ardor.
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   3. pl. Bright and effulgent spirits; seraphim. [Thus used by
      Milton.]
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   Syn: Fervor; warmth; eagerness. See Fervor.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

ardour
    n 1: a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person
         or cause); "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor";
         "he felt a kind of religious zeal" [syn: ardor, ardour,
         elan, zeal]
    2: intense feeling of love [syn: ardor, ardour]
    3: feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great
       ardor" [syn: ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour,
       fervency, fire, fervidness]