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Ardor vs Penchant - What's the difference?

ardor | penchant |

As nouns the difference between ardor and penchant

is that ardor is great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion while penchant is taste, liking, or inclination (for.

ardor

English

Alternative forms

* ardour (chiefly British and Canadian)

Noun

  • Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.
  • Spirit.
  • Intense heat.

    • Synonyms

    * (warmth of feeling) intensity * (spirit) elan, fire in the belly, passion, zeal

    Antonyms

    * apathy

    Related terms

    () * ardent * ardency

    penchant

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • taste, liking, or inclination (for)
    • He has a penchant for fine wine.

    Synonyms

    * desire

    Related terms

    * pendant