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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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   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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   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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   expressing, showing, or marked by intense or strong feeling; emotional: passionate language. Synonyms: fervent, excited, impassioned, ardent, violent, fiery, burning, glowing, earnest, enthusiastic, warm. Antonyms: calm, cool. intense or vehement, as emotions or feelings: passionate grief.

5. www.yourdictionary.com › passionatePassionate Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Noun. Verb. Filter. adjective. Capable of, having, or dominated by powerful emotions. A family of passionate personalities. American Heritage. Wrathful by temperament; choleric. American Heritage. Easily angered; hot-tempered. Webster's New World. Having or showing strong feelings; full of passion. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpassionate adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   May 1, 2017 · 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.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPASSIONATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   4 days ago · 1. manifesting or exhibiting intense sexual feeling or desire. a passionate lover. 2. capable of, revealing, or characterized by intense emotion. a passionate plea. 3. easily roused to anger; quick-tempered. Collins English Dictionary.

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   having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism. easily aroused to or influenced by sexual desire; ardently sensual. expressing, showing, or marked by intense or strong feeling; emotional: passionate language.