passionate
Americanadjective
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having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid.
a passionate advocate of socialism.
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easily aroused to or influenced by sexual desire; ardently sensual.
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expressing, showing, or marked by intense or strong feeling; emotional.
passionate language.
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intense or vehement, as emotions or feelings.
passionate grief.
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easily moved to anger; quick-tempered; irascible.
adjective
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manifesting or exhibiting intense sexual feeling or desire
a passionate lover
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capable of, revealing, or characterized by intense emotion
a passionate plea
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easily roused to anger; quick-tempered
Other Word Forms
- nonpassionate adjective
- nonpassionateness noun
- overpassionate adjective
- overpassionateness noun
- passionately adverb
- passionateness noun
- unpassionate adjective
- unpassionateness noun
Etymology
Origin of passionate
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Medieval Latin passiōnātus, equivalent to Late Latin passiōn- passion + Latin -ātus -ate 1
Example Sentences
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“It has a passionate summer-camp energy, with some of the warmest audiences out there.”
From Los Angeles Times
Attwood has recently separated from her husband of three years, footballer Bradley Dack, which she says made her feel "incredibly passionate" about being self-sufficient.
From BBC
At the heart of the plot is the passionate relationship between Heathcliff, a boy of mysterious origins taken in by the wealthy Mr Earnshaw and his daughter Catherine.
From Barron's
Amy and Isaac Post were also abolitionists, passionate about ending the practice of slavery.
From Literature
"She definitely said that it's something that she said felt passionate about, parents being able to be committed and devoted through their own stability."
From BBC
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