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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).

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   • 1. passionateness noun

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   • He was a man of no mean mental acquirements, but passionate and often inflamed by inebriety. 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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   • Passion has to do with much more than applying to college or logging your volunteer hours on the Common App — it requires some tough self-exploration and discovery. While it may feel like you should already be certain of your passions, the truth is that most of your peers are still figuring them out. And that’s okay!

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   • 1. manifesting or exhibiting intense sexual feeling or desire: a passionate lover. 2. capable of, revealing, or characterized by intense emotion: a passionate plea. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

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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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   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.

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