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

1. feelings of great warmth and intensity
   • he spoke with great ardor
2. intense feeling of love
3. 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