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Pronunciation / Transliteration: Jōnetsu
"彼女は情熱を持って研究に取り組んだ。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Great warmth of feeling, emotional intensity, or passionate devotion.
"He defended his philosophical beliefs with extraordinary ardor during the debate." - 2
Intense thermal heat or glowing temperature (literary or archaic).
"The relentless ardor of the desert sun drove the travelers to seek shade."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English ardour, borrowed through Anglo-Norman and Old French from the Latin ardor ('heat, fire, passion'). The underlying root is the Latin verb ardēre, meaning 'to burn'. Over the centuries, its literal sense of intense physical heat expanded metaphorically to denote burning emotion, zeal, and devotion.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ardor" is said worldwide
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ardeur
Transliteration: ardeur
"Elle s'est consacrée à sa tâche avec ardeur."
Eifer
Transliteration: Eifer
"Er verteidigte seine Ideen mit großem Eifer."
ardore
Transliteration: ardore
"Lavorava con un ardore incrollabile."
ardor
Transliteration: ardor
"Habló con el ardor propio de la juventud."
ardor
Transliteration: ardor
"Defendeu suas causas com muito ardor."
उत्साह
Transliteration: Utsah
"उसने बड़े उत्साह के साथ काम करना शुरू किया।"
热情
Transliteration: Rèqíng
"她以极大的热情投入到工作之中。"
열정
Transliteration: Yeoljeong
"그는 열정을 가지고 프로젝트에 임했습니다."
情熱
Transliteration: Jōnetsu
"彼女は情熱を持って研究に取り組んだ。"
حماس
Transliteration: Ḥamās
"تحدث بحماس شديد عن مشروعه الجديد."
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