ardor

ardor
n
1. fervor, fervency, warmth, glow, fire; devotion, devotedness, zeal, feverishness, passion, fanaticism.
2. enthusiasm, eagerness, earnestness, keenness, intentness, intensity, excitement; vigor, force, energy, determination, vehemence; relish, gusto, delight, elation, rapture, ecstasy, transport.
3. spirit, abandon, liveliness, vivacity; emotion, feeling, animation, exuberance, ebullience; vitality, life, buoyancy, bounce, zest, verve, zing, Sl. oomph.
4. heartiness, cordiality, affection, fondness, good will; desire, concupiscence, lust, libidinousness; sensuality, carnality, lechery, salacity, salaciousness; lascivi-ousness, licentiousness, wantonness.

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  • Ardor — Ar dor, n. [L. ardor, fr. ardere to burn: cf. OF. ardor, ardur, F. ardeur.] [Spelt also {ardour}.] 1. Heat, in a literal sense; as, the ardor of the sun s rays. [1913 Webster] 2. Warmth or heat of passion or affection; eagerness; zeal; as, he… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ardor — sustantivo masculino 1. (no contable) Exaltación de las pasiones: En el ardor de la disputa, le asestó un golpe mortal. El abogado defendió con ardor al acusado. 2. (no contable) Sensación de calor en una parte del cuerpo: En aquel cuarto tan… …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • Ardor — or Ardour may refer to:* Ardor (album), a 1994 album by Love Spirals Downwards * Ardor (film), a 2002 South Korean film, also known as Milae * Ardour (audio processor), a hard disk recorder and digital audio workstation application * Ardore, a… …   Wikipedia

  • ardor — I noun ardency, ardor, drive, eagerness, effusiveness, élan, emotion, energy, enthusiasm, excitation of feelings, excitement, exhilaration, fanaticism, fervency, fervidness, fervor, feverishness, fire, force, forcefulness, furor, impassionedness …   Law dictionary

  • ardor — (n.) early 15c., heat of passion or desire, from O.Fr. ardure heat, glow; passion (12c.), from L. ardorem (nom. ardor) a flame, fire, burning, heat; also of feelings, etc., eagerness, zeal, from ardere to burn (see ARDENT (Cf. ardent)). In Middle …   Etymology dictionary

  • ardor — [är′dər] n. [ME & OFr ardour < L ardor, a flame, fire < ardere: see ARDENT] 1. emotional warmth; passion 2. eagerness; enthusiasm; zeal 3. intense heat; fire SYN. PASSION …   English World dictionary

  • Ardor — (lat.), 1) Wärme, Hitze; 2) Eifer. A. stomăchi (A. ventricŭli), Magenhitze, sonst für Sodbrennen, Magenkrampf, Magengeschwür u. Magenkatarrh. A. urīnae, so v.w. Harnstrenge …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Ardor — Ardor, lat., Hitze, Wärme …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • ardor — sensación de calor intenso Diccionario ilustrado de Términos Médicos.. Alvaro Galiano. 2010 …   Diccionario médico

  • ardor — |ô| s. m. 1. Calor muito vivo. 2. Queimor. 3. Vivacidade e entusiasmo. 4.  [Figurado] Paixão, ímpeto, veemência …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • ardor — fervor, enthusiasm, zeal, *passion Analogous words: excitement, stimulation, quickening, galvanizing (see corresponding verbs at PROVOKE): eagerness,. avidity (see corresponding adjectives at EAGER): zest, gusto (see TASTE) Antonyms: coolness:… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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