ardour
Britishnoun
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feelings of great intensity and warmth; fervour
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eagerness; zeal
Etymology
Origin of ardour
C14: from Old French ardour, from Latin ārdor, from ārdēre to burn
Example Sentences
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What right would I have, in my circumstances, to lapse into the passivity of despair, having witnessed the ardour and courage with which such people have pursued their struggles?
From Salon • May 28, 2025
In the last four years Di Maio gradually shed all his populist ardour, serving as deputy premier, labour minister, industry minister and foreign minister before eventually quitting 5-Star to form his own centrist party.
From Reuters • Sep. 27, 2022
The subjective nature of pain chilled their ardour further.
From Nature • Sep. 10, 2019
Luckily for our sanity, puppies also love sleep, which they pursue with the ardour of Olympians in a medal year.
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2018
He wrote to Fox that his son had “caught the other day Brachinus crepitans My Blood boiled with old ardour when he caught a Licinus—a prize unknown to me.”
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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