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passionate
pas·sion·ate P0098900 (păsh′ə-nĭt)adj.1. Capable of, having, or dominated by powerful emotions: a family of passionate personalities.2. Wrathful by temperament; choleric.3. Marked by strong sexual desire; amorous or lustful.4. Showing or expressing strong emotion; ardent: a passionate speech against injustice.5. Arising from or marked by passion: a teacher who is passionate about her subject. pas′sion·ate·ly adv.passionate (ˈpæʃənɪt) adj1. manifesting or exhibiting intense sexual feeling or desire: a passionate lover. 2. capable of, revealing, or characterized by intense emotion: a passionate plea. 3. easily roused to anger; quick-tempered ˈpassionately adv ˈpassionateness npas•sion•ate (ˈpæʃ ə nɪt) adj. 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. 5. easily moved to anger; hotheaded. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin passiōnātus= Late Latin passiōn- passion + Latin -ātus -ate1] pas′sion•ate•ly, adv. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | passionate - having or expressing strong emotionsemotional - of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional"enthusiastic - having or showing great excitement and interest; "enthusiastic crowds filled the streets"; "an enthusiastic response"; "was enthusiastic about taking ballet lessons"hot - extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm; "a hot temper"; "a hot topic"; "a hot new book"; "a hot love affair"; "a hot argument"loving - feeling or showing love and affection; "loving parents"; "loving glances"passionless - not passionate; "passionless observation of human nature" |
passionateadjective1. emotional, excited, eager, enthusiastic, animated, strong, warm, wild, intense, flaming, fierce, frenzied, ardent, fervent, heartfelt, impassioned, zealous, impulsive, vehement, impetuous, fervid He made a passionate speech about his commitment to peace. emotional calm, subdued, indifferent, cold, apathetic, nonchalant, unenthusiastic, unemotional, languorous, half-hearted2. loving, erotic, hot, sexy (informal), aroused, sensual, ardent, steamy (informal), wanton, amorous, lustful, desirous a passionate embrace loving cold, frigid, unresponsive, passionless, unloving3. quick-tempered, violent, fiery, stormy, irritable, excitable, tempestuous, irascible, peppery, hot-headed, hot-tempered, choleric She has a passionate temper. quick-tempered calm, agreeable, easy-going, placid, nonviolent, even-tempered, unexcitablepassionateadjective1. Feeling or devoted to sexual love or desire:amative, amorous, concupiscent, erotic, lascivious, lecherous, lewd, libidinous, lustful, lusty, prurient, sexy.2. Fired with intense feeling:ardent, blazing, burning, dithyrambic, fervent, fervid, fiery, flaming, glowing, heated, hot-blooded, impassioned, perfervid, red-hot, scorching, torrid.Translationspassion (ˈpӕʃən) noun very strong feeling, especially of anger or love. He argued with great passion; He has a passion for chocolate. 激情 激情ˈpassionate (-nət) adjective having very strong feelings; intense or emotional. a passionate woman; passionate hatred. 熱情的 热情的 EncyclopediaSeePassionLegalSeepassionpassionate
Synonyms for passionateadj emotionalSynonyms- emotional
- excited
- eager
- enthusiastic
- animated
- strong
- warm
- wild
- intense
- flaming
- fierce
- frenzied
- ardent
- fervent
- heartfelt
- impassioned
- zealous
- impulsive
- vehement
- impetuous
- fervid
Antonyms- calm
- subdued
- indifferent
- cold
- apathetic
- nonchalant
- unenthusiastic
- unemotional
- languorous
- half-hearted
adj lovingSynonyms- loving
- erotic
- hot
- sexy
- aroused
- sensual
- ardent
- steamy
- wanton
- amorous
- lustful
- desirous
Antonyms- cold
- frigid
- unresponsive
- passionless
- unloving
adj quick-temperedSynonyms- quick-tempered
- violent
- fiery
- stormy
- irritable
- excitable
- tempestuous
- irascible
- peppery
- hot-headed
- hot-tempered
- choleric
Antonyms- calm
- agreeable
- easy-going
- placid
- nonviolent
- even-tempered
- unexcitable
Synonyms for passionateadj feeling or devoted to sexual love or desireSynonyms- amative
- amorous
- concupiscent
- erotic
- lascivious
- lecherous
- lewd
- libidinous
- lustful
- lusty
- prurient
- sexy
adj fired with intense feelingSynonyms- ardent
- blazing
- burning
- dithyrambic
- fervent
- fervid
- fiery
- flaming
- glowing
- heated
- hot-blooded
- impassioned
- perfervid
- red-hot
- scorching
- torrid
Antonyms for passionateadj having or expressing strong emotionsRelated Words- emotional
- enthusiastic
- hot
- loving
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