ardencyn.
/ˈɑːdənsi/ 1. Intensity of heat, burning quality.
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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > [noun] > great or intense heat
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incandescence1849
sizzle1964
1677 T. Herbert Some YearsTrav. 27 How much heat any receives externally from the ardency of the Sun.
1881 W. C. Russell Sailor's Sweetheart II. iv. 231 Folds of red heat, which lifted and sank by their own fierce ardency.
2. figurative. Warmth of feeling or desire; intense eagerness, zeal, fervency, ardour.
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the mind > emotion > passion > ardour or fervour > [noun]
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earnestOE
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the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > vehement or passionate desire > [noun]
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1549 H. Latimer 2nd Serm. before Kynges Maiestie 3rd Serm. sig. Hiiii With a great ardency of sprit he perced gods eares.
1655 W. Gouge & T. Gouge Learned Comm. Hebrewes (v. 7) i. 496 Crying..implieth..ardency in prayer.
1830 J. F. W. Herschel Prelim. Disc. Study Nat. Philos. 7 An unbounded spirit of enquiry, and ardency of expectation.
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