1. (

• ardor ,
• ardour ,
• elan ,
• zeal ,

) a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause); "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor"; "he felt a kind of religious zeal" ;

2. (

• ardor ,
• ardour

) intense feeling of love ;

3. (

• ardor ,
• ardour ,
• fervor ,
• fervour ,
• fervency ,
• fire ,
• fervidness

) feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor" ;