different between ardor vs greediness
ardor
English
Alternative forms
- ardour (chiefly British and Canadian)
Etymology
From Middle English ardour, ardowr, ardure, from Anglo-Norman ardour, from Latin ardor, from ardere (“to burn”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???d?/, /???(?)d?(?)/
- (US) IPA(key): /????d??/
- Rhymes: -??(?)d?(?)
Noun
ardor (countable and uncountable, plural ardors) (American spelling)
- Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.
- Spirit; enthusiasm; passion.
- Intense heat.
Synonyms
- (warmth of feeling): intensity
- (spirit): elan, fire in the belly, passion, zeal
Antonyms
- apathy
Related terms
Translations
Ladino
Etymology
From Old Spanish, from Latin ardor.
Noun
ardor m (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling ??????)
- ardor, passion
Latin
Etymology
From ?rde? +? -or.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?ar.dor/, [?ärd??r]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?ar.dor/, [??rd??r]
Noun
ardor m (genitive ard?ris); third declension
- flame, fire, heat
- brightness, brilliancy (of the eyes)
- ardour, love
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Descendants
References
- ardor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ardor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ardor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese, from Latin ?rdor, ?rd?rem.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /??.?ðo?/
- Hyphenation: ar?dor
- Rhymes: -o?
Noun
ardor m (plural ardores)
- burning sensation
- Synonym: queimação
- ardour (warmth of feeling)
- spirit; enthusiasm
- Synonym: entusiasmo
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:ardor.
Related terms
- ardência
- ardentemente
- arder
- ardido
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish, from Latin ardor, ard?rem.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -o?
Noun
ardor m (plural ardores)
- heat
- ardour, fervor, passion
- burning (feeling)
- eagerness
Derived terms
- ardoroso
Related terms
- arder
- ardiente
Further reading
- “ardor” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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greediness
English
Etymology
From Middle English gredynesse, from Old English gr?di?nes; equivalent to greedy +? -ness.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???i?din?s/
Noun
greediness (usually uncountable, plural greedinesses)
- The state of being greedy; greed.
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, V.11:
- Thereto the body of a dog she had, / Full of fell ravin and fierce greedinesse […]
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, V.11:
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:greed
Anagrams
- Niger seeds, genderises
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