passion project

[pash-uhn proj-ekt]

noun

1. a personally fulfilling activity or undertaking pursued in one’s leisure time for pleasure, personal growth, emotional satisfaction, creative expression, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of passion project¹

First recorded in 2005–10

Example Sentences

“This is a real passion project for him,” says Sara DeWitt, senior vice president and general manager of PBS Kids.

From Los Angeles Times

His passion project arrives, chockablock with design and speechifying, but Jacob Elordi’s quiet presence pulls focus.

From Los Angeles Times

That would make musical theater Martin’s passion project.

From Los Angeles Times

Oscar said he was keen to pursue engineering as a career but keep playing the organ as a passion project.

From BBC

It’s clearly a passion project, and like many passion projects, it can go overboard at times, grow overstuffed, not to say oversolemn — though solemnity, to be sure, is appropriate to the history.

From Los Angeles Times