ardor en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-eh₁yeti Proto-Italic *āzēō Latin āreō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin āridus Latin ārdus ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ējō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ēō Latin -eō Latin ārdeō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin ārdorbor. Old French ardur Anglo-Norman ardourbor. Middle English ardour English ardor From Middle English ardour, ardowr, ardure, from Anglo-Norman ardour, from Old French ardur, from Latin ardor, from ardere (“to burn”).
Meanings
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(US, countable, uncountable) Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.
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.
1816 June – 1817 April/May (date written), [Mary Shelley], chapter VI, in Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. […], volume III, London: […] [Macdonald and Son] for Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones, published 1 January 1818, →OCLC, page 120:
- (US, countable, uncountable) Spirit; enthusiasm; passion.
- (US, countable, uncountable) Intense heat.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ardour | Canada, UK, alternative | lexicographic | |
| ardors | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Synonyms
intensity (warmth of feeling) · zeal (spirit) · fire in the belly (spirit) · passion (spirit) · elan (spirit) · flame (warmth of feeling)
Translations (71)
it ardore (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · ru страсть (spirit) · es ardor (heat) · cs nadšení (spirit) · fr ardeur (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · fr ferveur (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · es fervor (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · pt ardor (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · hu lelkesedés (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · fi lämpö (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · sk horlivosť (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · cs vroucnost (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · ro ardoare (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · ro ferbințeală (heat) · ru пыл (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · sa घृण (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · ota حرارت (spirit) · ang ǣling (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · ota حرارت (heat) · be імпэт (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · ro înflăcărare (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · sk zápal (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · fi tunteen palo (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · ro arșiță (heat) · cs vášeň (spirit) · de Begeisterung (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · cs zápal (spirit) · ro pasiune (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · sv iver (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · sk vrúcnosť (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · sk zapálenie (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · de Feuereifer (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · ja 熱情 (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · enm ardour (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · fi innokkuus (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · ru рве́ние (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · fi into (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · bg жар (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · ro pasiune (spirit) · de Hitze (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · bg плам (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · eo ardo (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · cmn 熱情 /热情 (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · cs vášeň (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · ro ardență (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · sv glöd (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · cs zanícení (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · hu hév (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · ru жара́ (heat) · lt užsidegimas (spirit) · bg страст (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · es ardor (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · de Überschwang (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · pt ardor (spirit) · fi intohimo (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · hu szenvedély (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · ru зной (heat) · fr ardeur (heat) · pt ardor (heat) · bg усърдие (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · ru жар (heat) · sv passion (spirit) · ota حرارت (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · mi mate kanehe (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · ru усе́рдие (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · es pasión (spirit) · da iver (spirit) · ro ardoare (spirit) · fi innostus (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · it fervore (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) · ja 情熱 (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion)