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Ardor

//ˈɑːdə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion. US, countable, uncountable

    "I rushed towards her, and embraced her with ardour; but the deathly languor and coldness of the limbs told me, that what I now held in my arms had ceased to be the Elizabeth whom I had loved and cherished."

  2. 2
    feelings of great warmth and intensity wordnet
  3. 3
    Spirit; enthusiasm; passion. US, countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    intense feeling of love wordnet
  5. 5
    Intense heat. US, countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause) wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English ardour, ardowr, ardure, from Anglo-Norman ardour, from Old French ardur, from Latin ardor, from ardere (“to burn”).

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