ARDOR

Pronunciation (US):

• ARDOR (noun)
  The noun ARDOR has 3 senses:

1. a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
2. intense feeling of love
3. feelings of great warmth and intensity

  Familiarity information: ARDOR used as a noun is uncommon.

• ARDOR (noun)

Meaning:

A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Synonyms:

ardor; ardour; elan; zeal

Context examples:

they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor / he felt a kind of religious zeal

Hypernyms ("ardor" is a kind of...):

avidity; avidness; eagerness; keenness (a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something)

Meaning:

Intense feeling of love

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Synonyms:

ardor; ardour

Hypernyms ("ardor" is a kind of...):

love (a strong positive emotion of regard and affection)

Meaning:

Feelings of great warmth and intensity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Synonyms:

fervency; fervidness; fervor; fervour; ardor; ardour; fire

Context example:

he spoke with great ardor

Hypernyms ("ardor" is a kind of...):

passion; passionateness (strong feeling or emotion)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ardor"):

zeal (excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end)