ardors
Fires of feeling
Ardors is the plural of ardor, meaning intense feelings of passion, enthusiasm, or devotion.
The word typically appears when describing multiple instances or types of fervent emotion: the ardors of youth, romantic ardors.
It suggests heat and burning—desires that consume rather than merely exist.
Intense emotional intensity
- enthusiasmIntense eager enjoyment
- zealIntense driving devotion
- eagernessIntense willingness to act
- vehemenceForceful emotional passion
fieriness · fire · burning · heat · flame · fervency · zealousness · keenness
Intense fond attachment
- desireIntense wanting
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
affection · devotion · romance · amorousness · fondness · attachment · obsession · lust
Capacity for spirited existence
- energyPower to do work
- dynamismActive, energetic quality
- forcefulnessPowerful assertive quality
- strengthPower to exert force
power · robustness · potency · stamina · verve · vivacity · liveliness · animation
fervor
Intense emotional intensity
- enthusiasmIntense eager enjoyment
- zealIntense driving devotion
- eagernessIntense willingness to act
vehemence · fieriness · fire · burning · heat · flame · fervency · zealousness · keenness · avidity
love
Intense fond attachment
- desireIntense wanting
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
- longingIntense, persistent desire
yearning · affection · devotion · romance · amorousness · fondness · attachment · obsession · lust · adoration
vitality
Capacity for spirited existence
- energyPower to do work
- dynamismActive, energetic quality
- forcefulnessPowerful assertive quality
strength · power · robustness · potency · stamina · verve · vivacity · liveliness · animation · spiritedness
ardorsapathy
Absence of feeling
coldness · indifference · dispassion · detachment · numbness
ardorsapathy
Absence of feeling
indifference · disinterest · unconcern · halfheartedness · lukewarmness