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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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   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. strong I felt a strong urge to hug him.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › passionatePassionate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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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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   expressing, showing, or marked by intense or strong feeling; emotional: passionate language. Synonyms: violent, fiery, burning, glowing, earnest, enthusiastic, warm, fervent, excited, impassioned, ardent. Antonyms: calm, cool. intense or vehement, as emotions or feelings: passionate grief.

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.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › passionatePassionate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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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.thefreedictionary.com › passionatePassionate - definition of passionate by The Free Dictionary

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   adj. 1. Capable of, having, or dominated by powerful emotions: a family of passionate personalities. 2. Wrathful by temperament; choleric. 3. Marked by strong sexual desire; amorous or lustful. 4. Showing or expressing strong emotion; ardent: a passionate speech against injustice. 5.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › passionatepassionate 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.

10. 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.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPASSIONATE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    PASSIONATE definition: 1. having a strong, sexual feeling for someone: 2. showing a strong belief in something or a…. Learn more.