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ardour Definition

ar·dour (ärdər)

noun

Brit. ardor
ardour Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • chase: It has beauty and worth; it alone can properly reward the ardours of the chase.
  • youth: Johnny was younger at the time, and, in the foolish ardor of youth, attempted to rise when knocked down.
  • love: I could not take my gaze off that beautiful face, which was all aflame with the ardor of love.
  • travel: The remainder of the day is free for you to recover from the ardours of modern travel and to enjoy local surroundings.

Converse of object

  • cool: Into the cold water he went, and then back he came with his ardor well cooled.
  • increase: Softly they sang, and sweetly, glancing at Narada, at first with shy delight, and then with increasing ardor.
  • have: Similarly, the Japanese seem to have less ardor for luxury goods than in the boom years of the late 90s.

Adjective modifier

  • great: Having determined to devote himself to the work of the ministry, he pursued the study of divinity with great ardor for several years.
  • passionate: I watched you and saw a passionate ardor for triumph in your physiognomy.
  • youthful: And now that time has cooled the youthful ardor that carried me away, let me do justice to this unfortunate girl.
  • mutual: How sweet is the nectar of the tears shed by love, when that nectar is relished amidst the raptures of mutual ardor!
  • revolutionary: His bold geometric designs, often incorporating huge graphics, encapsulated the revolutionary ardor of the new state.
  • same: We love Europe and yet we know Europe does not love us with the same ardor.
ardour Quotes

Sociology was born of the modern ardor to improve society.

—Small, AlbionW

This isthe land God gave to Andy Stewartöwe have our inheritance. There shall be no ardour, there shall be indifference. There shall not be excellence, there shall be the average. We shall be the intrepid hunters of golf balls.

—A'Ghobhainn

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