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   passionate

   /ˈpaʃənət/

   adjective

   • 1. having, showing, or caused by strong feelings or beliefs: "passionate pleas for help" Similar intenseimpassionedardentferventfervidzealousvehementfieryheatedfeverishemotionalheartfelteagerexcitedanimatedspiritedvigorousstrongenergeticmessianicfanaticalfrenziedwildfierceconsumingviolenttumultuousflamingragingburninguncontrollableungovernableliterary:perfervidpassionalvery keen onvery enthusiastic aboutaddicted todevoted toinfatuated withinformal:mad aboutcrazy abouthooked onnuts aboutnutty aboutgone onnutso overshook onexcitableemotionalintensefieryvolatilemercurialquick-temperedhot-headedhighly strunghot-bloodedimpulsivetemperamentaltempestuousdramaticmelodramaticOpposite apathetichalf-heartedphlegmaticplacid
   • ▪ arising from intense feelings of sexual love: "a passionate kiss" Similar amorousardenthot-bloodedred-bloodedwarm-bloodedarousedlovingon firesexysensualeroticlustfulsultrytorridinformal:steamysizzlinghotred-hotturned onOpposite coldpassionless

   Word Origin late Middle English (also in the senses ‘easily moved to passion’ and ‘enraged’): from medieval Latin passionatus ‘full of passion’, from passio (see passion).

   Derivatives

   • 1. passionateness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPASSIONATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PASSIONATE definition: 1. having very strong feelings or emotions: 2. having, showing, or involving strong sexual…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of PASSIONATE is easily aroused to anger. How to use passionate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Passionate.

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   Passionate definition: having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid. See examples of PASSIONATE used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPASSIONATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A passionate person has strong romantic or sexual feelings and expresses them in their behaviour. ...a beautiful, passionate woman of twenty-six. ...the story of a passionate love affair.

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   Something that is passionate packs emotion, and possibly romantic emotion. A passionate plea will tug on your heartstrings and a passionate kiss will sweep you off your feet. If you want to stay unmoved, stay away from the passionate.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPASSIONATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   having very strong feelings or emotions: a passionate speech. The child's mother made a passionate plea for help. Joe is passionate about baseball (= he likes it very much). Opposites. emotionless. passionless disapproving. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. felt or experienced with a lot of force.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpassionate adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Definition of passionate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

9. www.wordreference.com › definition › passionatepassionate - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

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   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.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryPASSIONATE definition in American English | Collins English...

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    A passionate person has very strong feelings about something or a strong belief in something. ...his passionate commitment to peace. He is very passionate about the project. Synonyms: emotional, excited, eager, enthusiastic More Synonyms of passionate. passionately adverb.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › passionatepassionate | meaning of passionate in Longman Dictionary of ...

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    passionate meaning, definition, what is passionate: showing or involving very strong feeling...: Learn more.