"ardor" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɑːdə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɑːɹdɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-ardor.ogg , en-au-ardor.ogg Forms: ardors [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)də(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English ardour, ardowr, ardure, from Anglo-Norman ardour, from Old French ardur, from Latin ardor, from ardere (“to burn”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂eHs-}}, {{inh|en|enm|ardour}} Middle English ardour, {{der|en|xno|ardour}} Anglo-Norman ardour, {{der|en|fro|ardur}} Old French ardur, {{der|en|la|ardor}} Latin ardor Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ardor (countable and uncountable, plural ardors), {{term-label|en|American spelling}} (American spelling)
  1. Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion. Tags: US, countable, uncountable Synonyms (warmth of feeling): intensity Translations (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion): імпэт (impet) [masculine] (Belarusian), плам (plam) (Bulgarian), жар (žar) (Bulgarian), страст (strast) (Bulgarian), усърдие (usǎrdie) (Bulgarian), 熱情 (Chinese Mandarin), 热情 (rèqíng) (Chinese Mandarin), vášeň [feminine] (Czech), vroucnost [feminine] (Czech), zanícení [neuter] (Czech), ardo (Esperanto), lämpö (Finnish), tunteen palo (english: warmth of feeling) (Finnish), into (Finnish), innostus (Finnish), innokkuus (english: fervor) (Finnish), intohimo (english: passion) (Finnish), ardeur [feminine] (French), ferveur [feminine] (French), Begeisterung [feminine] (German), Feuereifer [masculine] (German), Hitze [feminine] (German), Überschwang [masculine] (German), lelkesedés (Hungarian), hév (Hungarian), szenvedély (Hungarian), ardore [masculine] (Italian), fervore (Italian), 熱情 (netsujō) (alt: ねつじょう) (Japanese), 情熱 (jōnetsu) (alt: じょうねつ) (Japanese), mate kanehe (Maori), ardour (Middle English), ardor [masculine] (Portuguese), ardoare [feminine] (Romanian), înflăcărare [feminine] (Romanian), pasiune [feminine] (Romanian), ardență [feminine] (Romanian), пыл (pyl) [masculine] (Russian), рве́ние (rvénije) [neuter] (Russian), усе́рдие (usérdije) [neuter] (Russian), घृण (ghṛṇa) [masculine] (Sanskrit), fervor [masculine] (Spanish), ardor [masculine] (Spanish), glöd [common-gender] (Swedish), iver [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-ardor-en-noun-QyWyynQc Disambiguation of 'warmth of feeling': 88 9 3 Disambiguation of 'great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion': 77 21 2
  2. Spirit; enthusiasm; passion. Tags: US, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Emotions Synonyms (spirit): elan, fire in the belly, passion, zeal Translations (spirit): nadšení [neuter] (Czech), zápal [masculine] (Czech), vášeň [feminine] (Czech), iver (Danish), užsidegimas [masculine] (Lithuanian), ardor [masculine] (Portuguese), ardoare [feminine] (Romanian), pasiune [feminine] (Romanian), страсть (strastʹ) [feminine] (Russian), pasión [feminine] (Spanish), passion [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-ardor-en-noun-hCLE-DWz Disambiguation of Emotions: 25 63 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 89 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 92 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 1 23 1 28 1 1 13 9 2 1 1 12 1 2 3 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 12 80 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 12 80 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 12 80 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 6 89 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 6 91 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 11 82 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 90 2 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 9 85 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 20 72 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 7 91 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 7 91 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 12 80 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 13 82 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 11 81 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 9 88 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 11 81 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 12 80 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 92 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 9 85 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 11 80 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 10 84 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 7 91 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 11 82 7 Disambiguation of 'spirit': 0 100 0 Disambiguation of 'spirit': 0 100 0
  3. Intense heat. Tags: US, countable, uncountable Translations (heat): ardeur [feminine] (French), ardor [masculine] (Portuguese), arșiță [feminine] (Romanian), ferbințeală [feminine] (Romanian), жара́ (žará) [feminine] (Russian), зной (znoj) [masculine] (Russian), жар (žar) [masculine] (Russian), ardor [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ardor-en-noun-VRcWUZPR Disambiguation of 'heat': 16 21 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ardour [British, Canadian]

Inflected forms

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          "word": "пыл"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "spirit",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "nadšení"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "spirit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zápal"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "spirit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vášeň"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "spirit",
      "word": "iver"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "spirit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "užsidegimas"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "spirit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ardor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "spirit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ardoare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "spirit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pasiune"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "strastʹ",
      "sense": "spirit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "страсть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "spirit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pasión"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "spirit",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "passion"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "heat",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ardeur"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "heat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ardor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "heat",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "arșiță"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "heat",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ferbințeală"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "žará",
      "sense": "heat",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "жара́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "znoj",
      "sense": "heat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "зной"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "žar",
      "sense": "heat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "жар"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "heat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ardor"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ardor"
}

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