ardour
/'ɑ:də/
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Definition
- Noun:
- Intense enthusiasm or passion: A powerful feeling of eagerness, excitement, or devotion towards a person, cause, or activity.
- Great warmth of feeling: Strong, fervent emotion, often associated with love or zeal.
Examples
- Noun:
- She pursued her scientific research with incredible ardour.
- His ardour for the cause inspired everyone around him.
- The poet wrote about his ardour with fiery intensity.
Advanced Usage
- With prepositions: "Ardour" is often used with "for" to indicate the object of passion.
- Her ardour for justice was undeniable.
- In formal/literary contexts: The word is common in formal writing, literature, and speeches to describe deep, sincere passion.
- The knight fought with an ardour that struck fear into his enemies.
Variants and Related Words
- Ardor (noun): The American English spelling of "ardour".
- Ardent (adjective): Characterized by intense feeling; passionate.
- He was an ardent supporter of the arts.
Synonyms
- Passion: Strong and barely controllable emotion.
- Fervour/Fervor: Intense and passionate feeling.
- Zeal: Great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or objective.
- Enthusiasm: Intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.
Antonyms
- Apathy: Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.
- Indifference: Lack of interest, concern, or sympathy.
- Coolness: The quality of being calm and unemotional.
Idioms and Phrases
- To dampen someone's ardour: To reduce someone's enthusiasm or eagerness.
- The constant criticism began to dampen his ardour for the project.
- With unabated ardour: With passion that has not weakened or decreased.
- Even in his later years, he worked with unabated ardour.
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