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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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › passionatePASSIONATE Synonyms: 127 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

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   Synonyms for PASSIONATE: hot, excited, lustful, aroused, horny, lascivious, libidinous, licentious; Antonyms of PASSIONATE: pure, moral, virtuous, modest, chaste, frigid, decent, immaculate

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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.

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

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

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

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   having or showing strong feelings of enthusiasm for something or belief in something. Definition of passionate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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

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    1. having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid; zealous. 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.

11. www.oed.com › dictionary › passionate_adjpassionate, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

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    What does the word passionate mean? There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word passionate , three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.