Definition of "ardour" []

• Chiefly British Variant of ardor. (noun)

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• "I’ve let her try, but her ardour is somewhat disconcerting."
• "It is possible, my friend, that your ardour is a little compromising."
• "The seeds of my ardour were the sparks from that divine flame whereby more than a thousand have kindled; I speak of the "Aeneid," mother to me and nurse to me in poetry. '"