ardor
pronunciation
How to pronounce ardor in British English:
UK ['ɑ:də]
How to pronounce ardor in American English:
US [ˈɑrdɚ]
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- Noun:
- a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
- intense feeling of love
- feelings of great warmth and intensity
Word Origin
- ardor (n.)
- early 15c., "heat of passion or desire," from Old French ardure "heat, glow; passion" (12c.), from Latin ardorem (nominative ardor) "a flame, fire, burning, heat;" also of feelings, etc., "eagerness, zeal," from ardere "to burn" (see ardent). In Middle English, used of base passions; since Milton's time, of noble ones.
Example
- 1. Sports and revolution ardor were recommended for mental health .
- 2. Forcing real-name registration will further dampen their ardor .
- 3. As testament to her environmental ardor , a grove of skyscraper-esque trees in redwood national park bears the name of lady bird johnson .
- 4. On the other hand , I wanted to throw myself into a professional revolutionary 's life , one full of ardor and romance .
- 5. Over the past decade or so , and behind closed doors , the politicians now at the summit of the conservative party have expressed an ardor for tony blair , their three-time electoral slayer , that might shock anyone overhearing it .