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- pronunciation:
- pae
sh
niht
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
capable of or showing strong emotions.
The composer's dramatic music reveals his passionate nature.There was a passionate outcry from the public over the city's plan to demolish the historic library.The mother made a passionate plea for help in finding her child.- synonyms:
- ardent, fervent, fiery, heated, impassioned
- antonyms:
- apathetic, passionless, phlegmatic, subdued
- similar words:
- burning, crazy, emotional, energetic, feeling, fierce, hearty, hot, inspired, lyrical, robust, romantic, stormy, temperamental, vigorous, volatile
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| definition 2: |
having or showing a strong romantic desire.
The two were locked in a passionate embrace.- synonyms:
- amorous, erotic, hot, lustful
- antonyms:
- frigid, passionless
- similar words:
- burning, carnal, desirous, ecstatic, inflamed, loving, lusty, romantic, sensual, sexual, torrid
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| definition 3: |
driven or fueled by intense feeling.
He is a passionate advocate for solar power.- synonyms:
- ardent, fervent, fervid, fiery, heated, impassioned, vehement
- similar words:
- animated, burning, eager, emotional, fierce, heartfelt, hot, inflamed, inspired, intense, perfervid, romantic, stormy, torrid, vigorous, violent
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| definition 4: |
extremely enthusiastic.
I've always been a passionate moviegoer.She is quite passionate about this new hobby.- synonyms:
- fervid, zealous
- antonyms:
- apathetic, dispassionate, tepid
- similar words:
- enthusiastic, fanatical, gung-ho, mad, perfervid, rabid
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| related words: |
amatory, crazy, erotic, expressive, furious, inflammatory, spirited, strong, warm, zealous |
adverb + (adj.)passionate
deeply, equally, extremely, incredibly, intensely, most
(adj.)passionate
+ noun
activist,
admirer,
advocacy,
advocate,
affair,
argument,
attachment,
belief,
believer,
cause,
chess,
collector,
commitment,
conservationist,
conservative,
conviction,
cook,
cooking,
curiosity,
debate,
defender,
denunciation,
desire,
determination,
devotion,
dialogue,
disagreement,
embrace,
encounter,
engagement,
enthusiasm,
enthusiast,
environmentalist,
fan,
feeling,
follower,
following,
friendship,
gardener,
gesture,
hatred,
hobby,
intensity,
involvement,
kiss,
kissing,
listener,
longing,
love,
lovemaking,
lover,
marriage,
music,
nationalism,
outburst,
patriotism,
performer,
plea,
prose,
protest,
pursuit,
quest,
rage,
relationship,
romance,
sermon,
sex,
sincerity,
skier,
soccer,
speech,
supporter,
witch
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| derivation: |
passionately (adv.) |
The word passionate
contains the following parts:
-ate2
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means full of; in a state of
  Example words:
-ion
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means the act, process, or result of
More about this word part:
The suffix -ion
attaches to bases that are Latin verb stems ending in s or t.
Example words:
ablation, abrasion, accession, action, addiction, addition, admission, adoption, affection, affliction, aggression, ambition, attention, audition, commission, commissioner, compassion, compassionate, conclusion, condition, confusion, congestion, construction, direction, diction, dictionary, exclusion, expedition, fusion, illusion, immersion, incision, interaction, inquisition, mission, nation, omission, passion, passionate, permission, prediction, prescription, question, reaction, reflection, rendition, revolution, satisfaction, section, session, solution, television, transaction
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