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   Pas·sion·ate

   /ˈpaSH(ə)nət/

   

   adjective

   • 1. showing or caused by strong feelings or a strong belief: "passionate pleas for help" Similar intenseimpassionedardentferventfervidzealousvehementfieryheatedfeverishemotionalheartfelteagerexcitedanimatedspiritedvigorousstrongenergeticmessianicfanaticalfrenziedwildfierceconsumingviolenttumultuousflamingragingburninguncontrollableungovernableliterary:perfervidpassionalvery keen onvery enthusiastic aboutaddicted todevoted toinfatuated withinformal:mad aboutcrazy abouthooked onnuts aboutnutty aboutgone onnutso overshook onexcitableemotionalintensefieryvolatilemercurialquick-temperedhotheadedhighly strunghot-bloodedimpulsivetemperamentaltempestuousdramaticmelodramaticOpposite apathetichalfheartedphlegmaticplacid
   • ▪ showing or caused by intense feelings of sexual love: "a passionate kiss" Similar amorousardenthot-bloodedred-bloodedwarm-bloodedarousedlovingon firesexysensualeroticlustfulsultrytorridinformal:steamysizzlinghotred-hotturned onOpposite coldpassionless

   Word Origin late Middle English (also in the senses ‘easily moved to passion’ and ‘enraged’): from medieval Latin passionatus ‘full of passion’, from passio (see passion).

   Derivatives

   • 1. passionateness noun

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   The meaning of PASSIONATE is easily aroused to anger. How to use passionate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Passionate.

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   having very strong feelings or emotions: a passionate speech. The child's mother made a passionate plea for help. Joe is passionate about baseball (= he likes it very much). Opposites. emotionless. passionless disapproving. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. felt or experienced with a lot of force. strong I felt a strong urge to hug him.

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   Passionate definition: having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid. See examples of PASSIONATE used in a sentence.

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   having very strong feelings or emotions: a passionate speech. The child's mother made a passionate plea for help. Joe is passionate about baseball (= he likes it very much). Opposites. emotionless. passionless disapproving. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. felt or experienced with a lot of force.

6. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › passionatePASSIONATE Synonyms: 127 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam ...

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   Synonyms for PASSIONATE: hot, excited, lustful, aroused, horny, lascivious, libidinous, licentious; Antonyms of PASSIONATE: pure, moral, virtuous, modest, chaste, frigid, decent, immaculate.

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   Something that is passionate packs emotion, and possibly romantic emotion. A passionate plea will tug on your heartstrings and a passionate kiss will sweep you off your feet. If you want to stay unmoved, stay away from the passionate.

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   Passionate Definition. Capable of, having, or dominated by powerful emotions. A family of passionate personalities. Wrathful by temperament; choleric. Easily angered; hot-tempered. Having or showing strong feelings; full of passion. Resulting from, expressing, or tending to arouse strong feeling; ardent; intense; impassioned.

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   Find 141 different ways to say PASSIONATE, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.

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    adj. 1. Capable of, having, or dominated by powerful emotions: a family of passionate personalities. 2. Wrathful by temperament; choleric. 3. Marked by strong sexual desire; amorous or lustful. 4. Showing or expressing strong emotion; ardent: a passionate speech against injustice.

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › passionatepassionate adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation ...

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    having or showing strong feelings of enthusiasm for something or belief in something. Definition of passionate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.