noun
1. a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause) (Freq. 3)
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they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor
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he felt a kind of religious zeal
2. intense feeling of love
• Syn: ↑ardour
• Hypernyms: ↑love
3. feelings of great warmth and intensity
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he spoke with great ardor
• Derivationally related forms: ↑fervid (for: ↑fervidness), ↑fiery (for: ↑fire), ↑fervent (for: ↑fervency)
• Hypernyms: ↑passion, ↑passionateness
• Hyponyms: ↑zeal
Useful english dictionary. 2012.