passion project

[ pash-uhn proj-ekt ]

/ ˈpæʃ ən ˌprɒdʒ ɛkt /

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noun

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

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Origin of passion project

First recorded in 2005–10

Words nearby passion project

passionfruit, Passionist, passionless, passion pit, passion play, passion project, Passion Sunday, Passiontide, Passion Week, passivate, passive

How to use passion project in a sentence

I hate to use “passion project,” but Kill the Messenger does seem like just that for you.
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Here's hoping Aronofsky's passion project makes a boatload of money—despite its flaws.
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Please forgive my brief pivot from politics to a similarly dysfunctional passion project: Arrested Development.
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To see the film is to understand Cloud Atlas as a true passion project realized.
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Her book, which became a passion project for the better part of a decade, drew some skepticism.
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