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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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPASSIONATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › passionatePassionate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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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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   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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   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.

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

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   A passionate person has very strong feelings about something or a strong belief in something.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPASSIONATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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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.

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

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   Definition of passionate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.