English noun: ardour | |||
1. | ardour (feeling) a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause) | ||
Samples | They were imbued with a revolutionary ardor. He felt a kind of religious zeal. | ||
Synonyms | ardor, elan, zeal | ||
Broader (hypernym) | avidity, avidness, eagerness, keenness | ||
2. | ardour (feeling) intense feeling of love | ||
Synonyms | ardor | ||
Broader (hypernym) | love | ||
3. | ardour (feeling) feelings of great warmth and intensity | ||
Samples | He spoke with great ardor. | ||
Synonyms | ardor, fervency, fervidness, fervor, fervour, fire | ||
Broader (hypernym) | passion, passionateness | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | zeal | ||