1. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favour of a person or cause)
   "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardour"
   - ardor [US], elan, zeal, élan 
2. Intense feeling of love
   - ardor [US] 
3. Feelings of great warmth and intensity
   "he spoke with great ardour"
   - ardor [US], fervor [US], fervour [Brit, Cdn], fervency, fire, fervidness

Derived forms: ardours

Type of: aroha [NZ], avidity, avidness, eagerness, keenness, love, passion, passionateness

Encyclopedia: Ardour

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