Synonyms for ardency
Most common
brightness brilliance radiance dazzle fury vehemence zeal passion
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Brightness — the quality of being ardent. Intensity of light
brightness, brilliance, radiance, dazzle, luster US, lustre UK, luminosity
2. Fury — the quality of being ardent. Intensity of heat or burning
3. Zeal — the quality of being ardent. Intensity of devotion
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The quality of being ardent. Intensity of devotion.
- n. 2
The quality of being ardent. Intensity of heat or burning.
- n. 3
The quality of being ardent. Intensity of light.
Forms
- Plural
- ardencies → brightnesses, brilliances, radiances, dazzles…
Example sentences
- brightness Each night we spot the brightness in the distance.
- brilliance His brilliance has taken him quite some places in life.
- radiance What is life without the radiance of love?
- fury It was time for the Numidians to vent their fury.
- vehemence The exaggerated vehemence of his statement astonished everyone.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| ardency | steady | |
| brightness | steady | |
| brilliance | steady | |
| radiance | steady | |
| dazzle | rising | |
| fury | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- fury2, zeal1
- 5 letters
- ardor2
- 6 letters
- dazzle2, luster2, lustre2, fervor2, ardour
- 7 letters
- passion2, fervour
- 8 letters
- radiance3, ferocity4
- 9 letters
- eagerness3, vehemence3, fieriness
- 10 letters
- brightness2, brilliance2, luminosity, fierceness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fury2 = 2 syllables).