passionate

[ pash-uh-nit ]

/ ˈpæʃ ə nɪt /

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adjective

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.

intense or vehement, as emotions or feelings: passionate grief.

easily moved to anger; quick-tempered; irascible.

OTHER WORDS FOR passionate

1 excitable, emotional, zealous; impulsive. impetuous.

1, 3, 4 ardent, impassioned, excited, fervent, warm, enthusiastic, earnest, glowing, burning, fiery; violent.

5 testy, choleric, touchy, short-tempered, fiery, hotheaded.

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OPPOSITES FOR passionate

1, 3-5 cool, calm.

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Origin of passionate

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Medieval Latin passiōnātus, equivalent to Late Latin passiōn- passion + Latin -ātus -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM passionate

pas·sion·ate·ly, adverbpas·sion·ate·ness, nounnon·pas·sion·ate, adjectivenon·pas·sion·ate·ness, noun

o·ver·pas·sion·ate, adjectiveo·ver·pas·sion·ate·ness, nounun·pas·sion·ate, adjectiveun·pas·sion·ate·ness, noun

How to use passionate in a sentence

They are always suspended over a precipice, dangling by a slender thread that shows every sign of snapping.
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And now, similarly, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee: "Bend over and take it like a prisoner!"
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Perhaps on his own nowadays, Epstein is trying his best to webmaster over a dozen URLs.
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But yes, I pictured a James Bond-type just sauntering over to her.
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The debate over who really pulled off the Sony hack, then, could continue indefinitely.
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It is most peculiar, and when he plays that way, the most bewitching little expression comes over his face.
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All over the world the just claims of organized labor are intermingled with the underground conspiracy of social revolution.
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A little boy of four was moved to passionate grief at the sight of a dead dog taken from a pond.
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After we had passed over this desert, we found several garisons to defend the caravans from the violence of the Tartars.
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After relievedly giving the pistol to the nearest soldier, he stumbled quickly over to Brion and took his hand.
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British Dictionary definitions for passionate

passionate

/ (ˈpæʃənɪt) /

adjective

manifesting or exhibiting intense sexual feeling or desirea passionate lover

capable of, revealing, or characterized by intense emotiona passionate plea

easily roused to anger; quick-tempered

Derived forms of passionate

passionately, adverbpassionateness, noun

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