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| 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. |
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pas·sion·ate·ly, adverb
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.
—Antonyms 1, 3–5. cool, calm.
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passionate
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| pas·sion·ate
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adj.
pas'sion·ate·ly adv., pas'sion·ate·ness n. |
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passionate
c.1450, "angry, emotional," from M.L. passionatus "affected with passion," from L. passio (gen. passionis) "passion" (see passion). Specific sense of "amorous" is attested from 1589.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
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| having or expressing strong emotions [ant: passionless] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
ˈpassionate [-nət] adjective
having very strong feelings; intense or emotional
Example: a passionate woman; passionate hatred
See also: passionExample: a passionate woman; passionate hatred
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Passionate
Pas"sion*ate\, a. [LL. passionatus: cf. F. passionn['e].]1. Capable or susceptible of passion, or of different passions; easily moved, excited or agitated; specifically, easily moved to anger; irascible; quick-tempered; as, a passionate nature. Homer's Achilles is haughty and passionate. --Prior. 2. Characterized by passion; expressing passion; ardent in feeling or desire; vehement; warm; as, a passionate friendship. "The passionate Pilgrim." --Shak. 3. Suffering; sorrowful. [Obs.] --Shak.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Passionate
Pas"sion*ate\, v. i. 1. To affect with passion; to impassion. [Obs.] Great pleasure, mixed with pitiful regard, The godly kind and queen did passionate. --Spenser. 2. To express feelingly or sorrowfully. [Obs.] --Shak.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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