impassionate
1 of 3adjective (1)
im·pas·sion·ate
-sh(ə)nə̇t,
usually -ə̇t+V
: impassioned
impassionately adverb
impassionate
2 of 3transitive verb
im·pas·sion·ate
-shəˌnāt,
usually -āt+V
archaic
: impassion
impassionate
3 of 3adjective (2)
im·passionate
(ˈ)im+
archaic
: without passion or feeling : dispassionate
Word History
Etymology
Adjective (1)
Italian impassionato, past participle of impassionare
Adjective (2)
in- entry 1 + passionate