n 1: 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" [syn: ardour, elan, zeal]
2: intense feeling of love [syn: ardour]
3: feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great
ardor" [syn: ardour, fervor, fervour, fervency, fire, fervidness]