ardor

Other forms of ardor

plural

ardors·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about ardor

What does ardor mean?

ardor means "a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in ardor?

ardor has 2 syllables: ar-dor. The stress falls on "ar". In IPA it is /ˈɑɹdɚ/.

What is another word for ardor?

Close synonyms include ardour, elan, zeal, ardour, ardour. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ardor a common word?

ardor is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.