grande passionn.

Brit.

/ˌɡrɒnd paˈsjɒ̃/, U.S.

/ˌɡrɑnd pæˈsjɑ̃/,

/ˌɡræn(d) pæˈsjɑ̃/

Inflections: Plural grandes passions.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French grande passion.

Etymology: < French grande passion (mid 18th cent. or earlier) < grande , feminine of grand grand adj. + passion passion n.

Now somewhat rare.

An intensely passionate or overwhelming love or love affair.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > love affair > [noun] > engrossing love affair or overmastering love

grande passion1806

grand passion1850

1806 A. Opie Simple Tales II. 244 Such grandes passions are like great diseases, formidable and incurable only where the physician is timid and unskilful.

1823 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto XII lxxvii. 43 And if in fact she takes to a 'grande passion', It is a very serious thing indeed.

1865 ‘Ouida’ Strathmore I. ii. 30 The perpetual gallantries, the never-ending, ever-changing grandes passions..that were characteristic of the Sabreur.

1933 H. Nicolson Diary 24 Dec. in Diaries & Lett. (1966) I. 158 She would wish life to be conducted on a series of grandes passions.

1960 J. Bayley Characters of Love ii. 84 Troilo—after several affairs—is now embarked on a grande passion.

2005 L. Groag Magic Fire 64 At her age I was already in the initial stages of my first grande passion: Rodolfo Valentino in The Sheik.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	grande passion
释义	grande passionn. Brit. /ˌɡrɒnd paˈsjɒ̃/, U.S. /ˌɡrɑnd pæˈsjɑ̃/, /ˌɡræn(d) pæˈsjɑ̃/ Inflections: Plural grandes passions. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French grande passion. Etymology: < French grande passion (mid 18th cent. or earlier) < grande , feminine of grand grand adj. + passion passion n. Now somewhat rare. An intensely passionate or overwhelming love or love affair. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > love affair > [noun] > engrossing love affair or overmastering love grande passion1806 grand passion1850 1806 A. Opie Simple Tales II. 244 Such grandes passions are like great diseases, formidable and incurable only where the physician is timid and unskilful. 1823 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto XII lxxvii. 43 And if in fact she takes to a 'grande passion', It is a very serious thing indeed. 1865 ‘Ouida’ Strathmore I. ii. 30 The perpetual gallantries, the never-ending, ever-changing grandes passions..that were characteristic of the Sabreur. 1933 H. Nicolson Diary 24 Dec. in Diaries & Lett. (1966) I. 158 She would wish life to be conducted on a series of grandes passions. 1960 J. Bayley Characters of Love ii. 84 Troilo—after several affairs—is now embarked on a grande passion. 2005 L. Groag Magic Fire 64 At her age I was already in the initial stages of my first grande passion: Rodolfo Valentino in The Sheik. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1806
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