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Eagerness vs Ardor - What's the difference?

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Eagerness is a related term of ardor.


As nouns the difference between eagerness and ardor

is that eagerness is the state or quality of being eager; ardent desire while ardor is great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.

eagerness

English

Alternative forms

* eagreness (obsolete)

Noun

(-)
  • The state or quality of being eager; ardent desire.
  • * 1909:
    • The things he had to tell about...were enough to make you almost tremble with excitement, when you heard all the intimate details from an animal charmer and realized with what thrilling eagerness and anxiety the whole busy underworld was working.
  • (obsolete) Tartness; sourness
    • (Webster 1913)

    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