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ardency

nounfeminineliterário/ɐɾˈdẽsjɐ/rare

ar·den·ci·a

Definition

The quality or state of being ardent; fervor, passion.
The ardency of his speech moved the audience.
One could feel the ardency of the sun in the Alentejo summer.
Common collocations
ardency of the sunardency of feeling

Etymology

Do latim 'ardentia', de 'ardere' (arder).

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