ardor
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Definition
Noun: 1. Feelings of great warmth and intensity; fervor: A powerful, passionate, and often enthusiastic emotion. 2. Intense feeling of love; passion: A strong, romantic, or devotional love. 3. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause); zeal: Enthusiastic and diligent devotion to a cause, ideal, or goal.
Usage Examples
- As fervor or intense emotion:
- She defended her beliefs with remarkable ardor.
- The poet's ardor is evident in every line of his work.
- As intense love or passion:
- He declared his ardor for her in a series of heartfelt letters.
- As eager zeal for a cause:
- The volunteers worked with an ardor that inspired everyone around them.
- The scientist pursued her research with unflagging ardor.
Advanced Usage
- "To speak with ardor": To speak with passionate intensity and conviction.
- The activist spoke with ardor about environmental justice.
- "Revolutionary ardor": Intense enthusiasm and passion for revolutionary change.
- The speech ignited the revolutionary ardor of the crowd.
Variants and Related Words
- Ardent (adjective): Characterized by intense feeling; passionate, enthusiastic, or fervent.
- He is an ardent supporter of the arts.
- Ardently (adverb): In an ardent manner; passionately.
- She ardently believes in equality.
Synonyms
- Fervor: Intense and passionate feeling.
- Passion: Strong and barely controllable emotion.
- Zeal: Great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or objective.
- Enthusiasm: Intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- "Fire of one's ardor": The intensity of one's passion or enthusiasm.
- The initial setbacks did not dampen the fire of his ardor for the project.
Noun
- feelings of great warmth and intensity
- he spoke with great ardor
- intense feeling of love
- 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