ARDOR
What does "ARDOR" mean?
Intense, often fierce warmth of feeling, passion, or enthusiasm.
Meanings
- Great enthusiasm or passion; burning eagerness. She defended her thesis with an ardor that startled the committee.
- Literal fierce heat or a glowing fire. The ardor of the noon desert sun left them gasping for shade. archaic
Word origin
From Latin 'ardor' ('a burning, flame, heat'), from 'ardere' ('to burn'); entered English via Old French 'ardour'.
Remember it
ARDOR hides 'ardent' inside its root - both come from Latin for 'to burn', so feel the heat in the first three letters: AR-D.
A little poem
He spoke as if his chest held coals,
each sentence stoked, each pause a draft-
then silence, and the cooling craft.
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What it teaches
Ardor lights the room but rarely keeps it warm; tend it into steadier fire or watch it gutter.
Quick facts
What does ARDOR mean?
Intense, often fierce warmth of feeling, passion, or enthusiasm.
Is ARDOR a valid word?
Yes — ARDOR is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is ARDOR?
ARDOR has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does ARDOR come from?
From Latin 'ardor' ('a burning, flame, heat'), from 'ardere' ('to burn'); entered English via Old French 'ardour'.
What can ARDOR teach us?
Ardor lights the room but rarely keeps it warm; tend it into steadier fire or watch it gutter.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.