passionateness
- a word derived from passionate.
Example Sentences
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Almost for the first time in their evening's talk her natural passionateness came to sight—the Southern, impulsive temper, that so often made people laugh at or dislike her.
From Sir George Tressady — Volume I by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
The brilliant courage and heroic ardor of M. de Lally had triumphed over the first obstacles; his recklessness, his severity, his passionateness were about to lose him the fruits of his victories.
From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 by Black, Robert
Warm climates produce greater sensibility and passionateness, cold ones, muscular vigor and industry; in the temperate zones nations are less constant in their habits, their vices, and their virtues.
From History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time by Falckenberg, Richard
"Could you care for me at all, Ruth?" he asked wistfully, and with a bated passionateness.
From Fidelity A Novel by Glaspell, Susan
They combine rare excellences; the concentration, the finish, the gravity of a man’s thought, with the tenderness, the insight, the constitutional sorrowfulness of a woman’s—her purity, her passionateness, her delicate and keen sense and expression.
From Spare Hours by Brown, John
