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Webster 1913 Edition

Ardor

Ar′dor

,
Noun.
[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
.
2.
Warmth or heat of passion or affection; eagerness; zeal;
as, he pursues study with
ardor
; the fought with
ardor
; martial
ardor
.
3.
pl.
Bright and effulgent spirits; seraphim.
[Thus used by Milton.]
Syn. – Fervor; warmth; eagerness. See
Fervor
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Ardor

'ARDOR

,
Noun.
[L.]
1.
Heat, in a literal sense; as, the ardor of the sun's rays.
2.
Warmth, or heat, applied to the passions and affections; eagerness; as, he pursues study with ardor; they fought with ardor.
Milton uses the word for person or spirit bright and effulgent, but by an unusual license.

Definition 2024

ardor

ardor

English

Alternative forms

  • ardour (chiefly British and Canadian)

Noun

ardor ‎(countable and uncountable, plural ardors) (American)

  1. Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.
  2. Spirit. (clarification of this English definition is being sought)
  3. Intense heat.

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Translations

Ladino

Etymology

From Latin ardor.

Noun

ardor m ‎(Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling ארדור)

  1. ardor, passion

Latin

Etymology

From ārdeō.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈar.dor/, [ˈar.dɔr]

Noun

ardor m ‎(genitive ardōris); third declension

  1. flame, fire, heat
  2. brightness, brilliancy (of the eyes)
  3. ardour, love

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative ardor ardōrēs
genitive ardōris ardōrum
dative ardōrī ardōribus
accusative ardōrem ardōrēs
ablative ardōre ardōribus
vocative ardor ardōrēs

Descendants

References

  • ardor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ardor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Félix Gaffiot (1934), “ardor”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
  • Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to be dried up by the sun's heat: ardore solis torreri
    • enthusiasm: ardor, inflammatio animi, incitatio mentis, mentis vis incitatior
    • to damp, chill enthusiasm: ardorem animi restinguere
    • his enthusiasm has abated, cooled down: ardor animi resēdit, consedit

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin ardōrem.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐɾ.ˈðoɾ/
  • Hyphenation: ar‧dor
  • Rhymes: -oɾ

Noun

ardor m (plural ardores)

  1. burning sensation
  2. ardour (warmth of feeling)
  3. spirit; enthusiasm

Quotations

  • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:ardor.

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Spanish

Noun

ardor m ‎(plural ardores)

  1. heat
  2. ardour
  3. burning (feeling)
  4. eagerness

Related terms

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman ardour, from Latin ardor, from ardere ‎(“to burn”).

Pronunciation

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