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ardor
What does ardor mean?
ardor (noun): a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use ardor in a sentence?
- They were imbued with a revolutionary ardor. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce ardor?
/ˈɑɹdɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does ardor come from?
From Middle English ardour, ardowr, ardure, from Anglo-Norman ardour, from Old French ardur, from Latin ardor, from ardere (“to burn”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of ardor?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “ardor” mean?
a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
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a word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase
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something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
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the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
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bane
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zeal
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odor
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