ardour
Meaningburning
Common meaning: great enthusiasm
- ardto burn, glowLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 155 · scan
- ournoun or verb ending (French -our)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Latin ardeō ‘to burn, glow’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry ardeō, p. 155 · dictionary scan
Roots
- ardeō, ārsum Latin “to burn, glow”
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