ardour

Noun	1.	ardour - a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause); "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor"; "he felt a kind of religious zeal" Synonyms: ardor, elan, zeal
	2.	ardour - intense feeling of love Synonyms: ardor
	3.	ardour - feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor" Synonyms: fervency, fervidness, fervor, fervour, ardor, fire

ardor, avidity, avidness, eagerness, elan, keenness, zeal