passionate
Use Passionate in a sentence
ə adjective
1.
having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
2.
easily aroused to or influenced by sexual desire; ardently sensual.
3.
expressing, showing, or marked by intense or strong feeling; emotional: passionate language.
4.
intense or vehement, as emotions or feelings: passionate grief.
5.
easily moved to anger; quick-tempered; irascible.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin passiōnātus, equivalent to Late Latin passiōn- passion + Latin -ātus -ate1
1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin passiōnātus, equivalent to Late Latin passiōn- passion + Latin -ātus -ate1
Related forms
pas·sion·ate·ly, adverb
pas·sion·ate·ness, noun
non·pas·sion·ate, adjective
non·pas·sion·ate·ly, adverb
non·pas·sion·ate·ness, noun
o·ver·pas·sion·ate, adjective
o·ver·pas·sion·ate·ly, adverb
o·ver·pas·sion·ate·ness, noun
un·pas·sion·ate, adjective
un·pas·sion·ate·ly, adverb
un·pas·sion·ate·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. excitable, emotional, impulsive, zealous. 1, 3, 4. ardent, impassioned, excited, fervent, warm, enthusiastic, earnest, glowing, burning, fiery; animated, impetuous, violent. 5. testy, choleric, hasty, short-tempered, fiery, hotheaded.
1. excitable, emotional, impulsive, zealous. 1, 3, 4. ardent, impassioned, excited, fervent, warm, enthusiastic, earnest, glowing, burning, fiery; animated, impetuous, violent. 5. testy, choleric, hasty, short-tempered, fiery, hotheaded.
Antonyms
1, 3–5. cool, calm.
1, 3–5. cool, calm.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | manifesting or exhibiting intense sexual feeling or desire: a passionate lover |
| 2. | capable of, revealing, or characterized by intense emotion: a passionate plea |
| 3. | easily roused to anger; quick-tempered |
| 'passionately | |
| —adv | |
| 'passionateness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
passionate
mid-15c., "angry, emotional," from M.L. passionatus "affected with passion," from L. passio (gen. passionis) "passion" (see passion). Specific sense of "amorous" is attested from 1580s.
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