单词 | passionate |
释义 | passionate[ pash-uh-nit ] / ˈpæʃ ə nɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR passionate ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivehaving, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism. easily aroused to or influenced by sexual desire; ardently sensual. expressing, showing, or marked by intense or strong feeling; emotional: passionate language. intense or vehement, as emotions or feelings: passionate grief. easily moved to anger; quick-tempered; irascible. Origin of passionate1375–1425; late Middle English <Medieval Latin passiōnātus, equivalent to Late Latin passiōn-passion + Latin -ātus-ate1 SYNONYMS FOR passionate1 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. SEE SYNONYMS FOR passionate ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR passionate1, 3-5 cool, calm. SEE ANTONYMS FOR passionate ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM passionateDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for passionatepassionate / (ˈpæʃənɪt) / adjectivemanifesting or exhibiting intense sexual feeling or desirea passionate lover capable of, revealing, or characterized by intense emotiona passionate plea easily roused to anger; quick-tempered Derived forms of passionatepassionately, adverbpassionateness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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