Ardor
great warmth of feeling; fervor; p-ssion:
she spoke persuasively and with ardor.
intense devotion, eagerness, or enthusiasm; zeal:
his well-known ardor for chinese art.
burning heat.
contemporary examples
i wish that the ardor for information on our jobs initiative would be as strong as it is on this other subject.
what’s next for weiner? jill lawrence june 16, 2011
though they look like little potsers and nudniks—wise men of chelm—they are made vibrant by the ardor of their claims.
smoked fish surrealism: ben katchor’s comics of nyc neurotics jacob siegel march 15, 2013
peter beinart on why liberals’ ardor has cooled—but obama is headed for a predictable victory anyway.
why obama’s campaign bores me peter beinart april 4, 2011
that may reduce the ardor of the gop base at primary time, should mcchrystal be so inclined to run.
big shots offer career advice for mcchrystal samuel p. jacobs, lloyd grove june 29, 2010
primary voters have two qualities by which they operate: ardor and calculation.
the gop’s post-palin comedown michael tomasky october 5, 2011
historical examples
joyce, i reflected, mundanely, had clearly swept her off her feet in the ardor of their first meeting and instant love.
the best short stories of 1920 various
the ardor of mr. gladstone’s feelings on this subject is notorious.
the grand old man richard b. cook
such was her ardor and enthusiasm that she sang in the winter of 1874-5 no less than one hundred and twenty-five times.
famous singers of to-day and yesterday henry c. lahee
man-like, hot with the ardor of the chase, he was deaf and blind to all else.
the black bag louis joseph vance
it is wonderful how quickly one’s ardor disappears, when, from being the hunter, he becomes the hunted.
buffalo land w. e. webb
n.
early 15c., “heat of p-ssion or desire,” from old french ardure “heat, glow; p-ssion” (12c.), from latin ardorem (nominative ardor) “a flame, fire, burning, heat;” also of feelings, etc., “eagerness, zeal,” from ardere “to burn” (see ardent). in middle english, used of base p-ssions; since milton’s time, of n-ble ones.
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