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ardour
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun ardour has 3 senses
- ardour(n = noun.feeling) ardor, elan, zeal - 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" is a kind of avidity, avidness, eagerness, keenness
- ardour(n = noun.feeling) ardor - intense feeling of love; Array is a kind of love
- ardour(n = noun.feeling) ardor, fervency, fervidness, fervor, fervour, fire - feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor" is a kind of passion, passionateness
has particulars: zeal
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ardour, (US ardor) n. zeal, burning enthusiasm, passion.
Etymology
ME f. OF f. L ardor -oris f. ardere burn
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