a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
<noun.feeling> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2
<noun.feeling> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2
ardor |
ardour |
elan |
zeal |
sample sentences
"they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor""he felt a kind of religious zeal"
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