ardourardorn.

Brit.

/ˈɑːdə/, U.S.

/ˈɑrdər/

Forms: Middle English–1600s ardure, Middle English ardeur, 1600s– ardour, ardor.

Etymology: < Old French and Anglo-Norman ardour, earlier Old French ardor, -ur, modern ardeur < Latin ardōr-em heat, < ardēre to burn. The spelling ardor, assimilated to Latin, has been in use since 16th cent.

1. Fierce or burning heat; concrete fire, flame.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > [noun] > great or intense heat

ferventness1398

fervence14..

fervourc1440

broil1583

fervency1598

ardour1645

ardency1677

fervidity1727

incandescence1849

sizzle1964

1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ i. xviii. 55 That gran Universall-fire,..may by its violent-ardor, vitrifie and turn to one lump of Crystall, the whole Body of the Earth.

1670 C. Cotton tr. G. Girard Hist. Life Duke of Espernon ii. viii. 409 To qualifie the excessive ardours of the Sun.

1755 B. Martin Mag. Arts & Sci. 103 A Degree of Ardour equal to that at the Comet.

1814 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Vision I. xxvi. 113 Within these ardours are the spirits, each Swath'd in confining fire.

†2. poetic. An effulgent spirit. (Cf. Heb. i. 7.) Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > [noun] > other types of spirit

fury1574

astral spirits1647

ardour1667

presence1667

Willa1718

rolling calf1845

Stella Maris1876

tommyknocker1895

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost v. 249 The winged Saint..from among Thousand Celestial Ardors..up springing light.

3. figurative. Heat of passion or desire, vehemence, ardent desire; warmth of emotion, zeal, fervour, eagerness, enthusiasm. Const. for. (The earliest sense in English: formerly used of evil passions, but now only of generous or noble impulses.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > passion > ardour or fervour > [noun]

heatc825

earnestOE

fervour1340

ardourc1386

fever heata1398

burning1398

lowea1425

fervencec1430

ferventnessc1430

flame1548

ardency1549

fervency1554

fire1579

calenture1596

inflammation1600

warmth1600

brimstonea1616

incandescence1656

fervidness1692

candency1723

glow1748

white heat1814

hwyl1899

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > vehement or passionate desire > [noun]

heartburna1325

concupiscencec1340

firelihead1340

ardourc1386

zealc1451

ardency1549

fervency1554

cupiscence1647

lust1679

mania1689

nympholepsy1776

nympholepsia1885

c1386 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale ⁋84 The wicked enchaufing or ardure [v.r. ordure, ordour] of this sinne.

1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 240/4 The Ardeur and brennyng of lecherye.

1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iii. iv. 76 When the compulsiue ardure giues the charge.

1644 J. Milton Of Educ. 4 Infusing into their young brests such an ingenuous and noble ardor.

1678 A. Marvell Acct. Growth Popery in Wks. (1875) IV. 313 This dispute was raised to a greater ardure and contention than ever.

1756 E. Burke Vindic. Nat. Society 8 And feel such refreshing Airs of Liberty, as daily raise our Ardor for more.

1769 W. Robertson Hist. Charles V III. ix. 139 Hurried on by a martial ardor.

1819 J. Q. Adams in C. Davies Metr. Syst. iii. 131 Inquiries..pursued with ardor and perseverance.

1842 J. Wilson Recreations Christopher North II. 278 The bright ardours of boyhood.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ardour
释义	ardourardorn. Brit. /ˈɑːdə/, U.S. /ˈɑrdər/ Forms: Middle English–1600s ardure, Middle English ardeur, 1600s– ardour, ardor. Etymology: < Old French and Anglo-Norman ardour, earlier Old French ardor, -ur, modern ardeur < Latin ardōr-em heat, < ardēre to burn. The spelling ardor, assimilated to Latin, has been in use since 16th cent. 1. Fierce or burning heat; concrete fire, flame. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > [noun] > great or intense heat ferventness1398 fervence14.. fervourc1440 broil1583 fervency1598 ardour1645 ardency1677 fervidity1727 incandescence1849 sizzle1964 1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ i. xviii. 55 That gran Universall-fire,..may by its violent-ardor, vitrifie and turn to one lump of Crystall, the whole Body of the Earth. 1670 C. Cotton tr. G. Girard Hist. Life Duke of Espernon ii. viii. 409 To qualifie the excessive ardours of the Sun. 1755 B. Martin Mag. Arts & Sci. 103 A Degree of Ardour equal to that at the Comet. 1814 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Vision I. xxvi. 113 Within these ardours are the spirits, each Swath'd in confining fire. †2. poetic. An effulgent spirit. (Cf. Heb. i. 7.) Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > [noun] > other types of spirit fury1574 astral spirits1647 ardour1667 presence1667 Willa1718 rolling calf1845 Stella Maris1876 tommyknocker1895 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost v. 249 The winged Saint..from among Thousand Celestial Ardors..up springing light. View more context for this quotation 3. figurative. Heat of passion or desire, vehemence, ardent desire; warmth of emotion, zeal, fervour, eagerness, enthusiasm. Const. for. (The earliest sense in English: formerly used of evil passions, but now only of generous or noble impulses.) ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > passion > ardour or fervour > [noun] heatc825 earnestOE fervour1340 ardourc1386 fever heata1398 burning1398 lowea1425 fervencec1430 ferventnessc1430 flame1548 ardency1549 fervency1554 fire1579 calenture1596 inflammation1600 warmth1600 brimstonea1616 incandescence1656 fervidness1692 candency1723 glow1748 white heat1814 hwyl1899 the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > vehement or passionate desire > [noun] heartburna1325 concupiscencec1340 firelihead1340 ardourc1386 zealc1451 ardency1549 fervency1554 cupiscence1647 lust1679 mania1689 nympholepsy1776 nympholepsia1885 c1386 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale ⁋84 The wicked enchaufing or ardure [v.r. ordure, ordour] of this sinne. 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 240/4 The Ardeur and brennyng of lecherye. 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iii. iv. 76 When the compulsiue ardure giues the charge. View more context for this quotation 1644 J. Milton Of Educ. 4 Infusing into their young brests such an ingenuous and noble ardor. 1678 A. Marvell Acct. Growth Popery in Wks. (1875) IV. 313 This dispute was raised to a greater ardure and contention than ever. 1756 E. Burke Vindic. Nat. Society 8 And feel such refreshing Airs of Liberty, as daily raise our Ardor for more. 1769 W. Robertson Hist. Charles V III. ix. 139 Hurried on by a martial ardor. 1819 J. Q. Adams in C. Davies Metr. Syst. iii. 131 Inquiries..pursued with ardor and perseverance. 1842 J. Wilson Recreations Christopher North II. 278 The bright ardours of boyhood. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1386
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