Definition of ardor

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ar·dor    (ärdr) KEY  

NOUN:

1. Fiery intensity of feeling. See Synonyms at passion.
2. Strong enthusiasm or devotion; zeal: "The dazzling conquest of Mexico gave a new impulse to the ardor of discovery" (William Hickling Prescott).
3. Intense heat or glow, as of fire.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English ardour, from Old French, from Latin rdor, from rdre, to burn; see as- in Indo-European roots

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