1
a
: an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling
the sudden ardors of youth
b
: extreme vigor or energy : intensity
the ardor of a true believer
c
: zeal
d
: loyalty
2
: sexual excitement
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the sudden ardors of youth
candidates for citizenship reciting the oath of allegiance to the United States with all the ardor that they could muster
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The Wu-Tang Nike Dunks have developed a severe ardor in hip-hop culture, leading to a pioneering virality in sneaker culture.
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Ime Ekpo, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
What’s positive in its passionate abstractions is the sense of three-dimensionality, of musical schemas that have the open airiness of modern architecture, the introspective ardor of thought under construction.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
In this novel of ardor and tested fidelity, Jin, a photographer, finds her life at a standstill.
—The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
His campaign halted political activities in deference to the sensitivity of the moment, even as aides acknowledged that his opponent’s staring down a bullet would only intensify the MAGA movement’s ardor and maybe strengthen Trump’s advantage in the race.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 21 July 2024
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Ime Ekpo, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
What’s positive in its passionate abstractions is the sense of three-dimensionality, of musical schemas that have the open airiness of modern architecture, the introspective ardor of thought under construction.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
In this novel of ardor and tested fidelity, Jin, a photographer, finds her life at a standstill.
—The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
His campaign halted political activities in deference to the sensitivity of the moment, even as aides acknowledged that his opponent’s staring down a bullet would only intensify the MAGA movement’s ardor and maybe strengthen Trump’s advantage in the race.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 21 July 2024
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“Ardor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ardor. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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