Synonyms of ardency

ardency

noun

ˈär-dᵊn(t)-sē 

as in intensity

depth of feeling

the ardency in the social worker's voice surprised me

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intensity
• enthusiasm
• emotion
• intenseness
• passionateness
• warmth
• passion
• fervor
• fervency
• violence
• ardor
• zeal
• vehemence
• heat
• fire
• tenderness
• excitement
• white heat
• compassion
• fervidness
• sentimentality
• responsiveness
• earnestness
• sympathy
• emotionality
• eagerness
• emotionalism
• cathexis
• zest
• infatuation
• histrionics
• gusto
• melodrama
• obsession
• sentiment
• fanaticism
• mawkishness
• fever
• keenness
• mania
• sappiness
• hot-bloodedness
• torridness
• torridity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• impassivity
• impassiveness
• insensibility
• insensitivity
• dryness
• composure
• insensitiveness
• reticence
• indifference
• aloofness
• taciturnity
• calmness
• reserve
• phlegm
• apathy
• stoicism
• stoniness
• unconcern
• stiffness
• collectedness
• reservedness
• insensibleness
• detachedness
• coldness
• coolness
• frigidity
• chilliness
• woodenness
• frigidness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ardency

But even at his most frustrating, the ardency of his thinking draws us to him. — Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2022

But the actor brings the ardency and intensity of a much younger man. — Charles McNulty, latimes.com, 3 Oct. 2017

His impassioned speeches the last two weeks endear him to many players, but his ardency proved irksome to others. — Joseph Longo, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2021

Jefferson had seen Monacans go in groups to visit the mounds, but the knowledge of their reverence and the ardency of their devotion didn’t satisfy him. — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2020