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ardor

UK/ˈɑːdə//ˈɑːɹdɚ/

ardor noun: great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.

Noun

ardor (countable and uncountable, plural ardors)

  1. (US) Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.
    • I rushed towards her, and embraced her with ardour; but the deathly languor and coldness of the limbs told me, that what I now held in my arms had ceased to be the Elizabeth whom I had loved and cherished.1816 June – 1817 April/May (date written), [Mary Shelley], chapter VI, in Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. […], volume III, London: […] [Macdonald and Son] for Lackington, Hughes, Harding...
    Synonyms:
    intensity, flame
  2. (US) Spirit; enthusiasm; passion.
  3. (US) Intense heat.

ardor meaning in Urdu and Sanskrit

ardor in Urdu

ardor, interest
شوق śauq

ardor in Sanskrit

great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion
घृण ghṛṇa

Examples of ardor in a sentence

  • Pugach nursed a fanatical ardor for Miss Riss, writing her love letters in a florid hand.
  • So he continues high-heartedly at the search, and the years have in no way dimmed his ardor.
  • Now when they have newly lost Ching-men, they will all be full of ardor to oppose us.

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Forms of ardor

pluralardors
alternative Canada UKardour

Origin of ardor

From Middle English ardour, ardowr, ardure, from Anglo-Norman ardour, from Old French ardur, from Latin ardor, from ardere (“to burn”).

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Questions about ardor

What does ardor mean?
Ardor means great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.
What is ardor in Urdu?
Ardor in Urdu is شوق (śauq). See Ardor meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is ardor?
Ardor is a noun.
How do you pronounce ardor?
Ardor is pronounced /ˈɑːdə/ (UK).
What is the plural of ardor?
The plural of ardor is ardors.

Words near ardor in the dictionary

  1. Ardois system
  2. Ardolino
  3. Ardolinos
  4. Ardon
  5. Ardons
  6. ardor
  7. ardors
  8. Ardouin
  9. Ardouins
  10. ardour
  11. ardours

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ardor (page history and authors); شوق (Urdu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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