1. (

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

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

2. (

• excitement ,
• excitation ,
• inflammation ,
• fervor ,
• fervour

) the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up; "his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"; "he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation" ;