passionate
AdjectiveUS[pash-uh-nuht]/ˈpæʃənət/3 syllables
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Adjective (1)
- having or expressing strong emotionsOpposite passionlessSimilar ardent, wild, ablaze, demon-ridden, lustful, choleric, fanaticSee also emotional, enthusiastic, hot, loving
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Pas′sion·ate adjective
Origin: LL. passionatus: cf. F. passionné.
1. Capable or susceptible of passion, or of different passions; easily moved, excited or agitated; specifically, easily moved to anger; irascible; quick-tempered; as, a passionate nature.
Homer's Achilles is haughty and passionate.— Matthew Prior
2. Characterized by passion; expressing passion; ardent in feeling or desire; vehement; warm; as, a passionate friendship. “The passionate Pilgrim.” William Shakespeare
3. Suffering; sorrowful. obsolete William Shakespeare
Pas′sion·ate intransitive verb
1. To affect with passion; to impassion. obsolete
Great pleasure, mixed with pitiful regard, The godly king and queen did passionate.— Edmund Spenser
2. To express feelingly or sorrowfully. obsolete William Shakespeare
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54