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

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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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   Synonyms for PASSION: love, affection, devotion, enthusiasm, respect, fondness, desire, longing; Antonyms of PASSION: hatred, hate, hostility, loathing, animosity, rancor, antagonism, enmity.

5. www.wordhippo.com › passionateWhat is another word for passionate? | Passionate Synonyms ...

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   Attached to someone or something in a neurotic or pathological manner. Causing emotion, excitement, and enthusiasm. Acting or done quickly and without thought or care. Tending to, or intended to, arouse lustful desire or interest.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › passionatePASSIONATE - 69 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

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   passionate. in English. passionate. Thesaurus > felt or experienced with a lot of force > passionate. These are words and phrases related to passionate. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of passionate.

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   enthusiastic. excited. fervent. suggest new. Another way to say Passionate? Synonyms for Passionate (other words and phrases for Passionate).

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   did not share one's passionate - English Only forum. everyone was so passionate about this community and that there was the ethos - English Only forum. extremely passionate about - English Only forum. feel passionate vs passionately about something - English Only forum.