passionate en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈpæʃənət/
- (US) audio
- /ˈpæʃənɪt/
Etymology
From Middle English passionat, from Medieval Latin passiōnātus (“affected, impassioned, libidinous, easely angered”). Equivalent to passion + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Compare French passionné.
Meanings
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Given to strong feeling, sometimes romantic, sexual, or both.
Mandy is a passionate lover.
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Fired with intense feeling.
1718, Matthew Prior, Solomon, and other Poems on several Occasions, Preface, in Samuel Johnson (editor), The Works of the English Poets, London: J. Nichols, Volume 31, 1779, p. 93, Homer intended to shew us, in his Iliad, that dissentions amongst great men obstruct the execution of the noblest enterprizes […] His Achilles therefore is haughty and passionate, impatient of any restraint by laws, and arrogant of arms.
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(obsolete) Suffering; sorrowful.
Poor, forlorn Proteus, passionate Proteus,
c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii], line 124:She is sad and passionate at your highness’ tent.
c. 1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i], line 544:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more passionate | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most passionate | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nonpassionate · unpassionate · passionate friendship · passionately · passionateness · overpassionate
Relateds
impassion · passion · patient · impassionate · passivity · impassioned · patience · passive
Synonyms
fervent · impassioned · perfervid · fervid · fiery · dithyrambic · glowing · heated · red-hot · ardent · hotheaded · flaming · torrid · blazing · hot-blooded · burning · scorching
Translations (74)
is ástríðufullur (fired with intense feeling) · la passionatus (fired with intense feeling) · gd dian (fired with intense feeling) · bg страстен (fired with intense feeling) · uk при́страсний (fired with intense feeling) · mi ngākau whakapuke (fired with intense feeling) · hu szenvedélyes (fired with intense feeling) · mi pukā (fired with intense feeling) · it appassionato (fired with intense feeling) · el παθιασμένος (fired with intense feeling) · eo pasia (fired with intense feeling) · ro înflăcărat (fired with intense feeling) · ht pasyone (fired with intense feeling) · sh žarki (fired with intense feeling) · cmn 多情 (fired with intense feeling) · de intensiv (fired with intense feeling) · de leidenschaftlich (fired with intense feeling) · da lidenskabelig (fired with intense feeling) · mi kohara (fired with intense feeling) · pl namiętny (fired with intense feeling) · gl ardencioso (fired with intense feeling) · sa चण्ड (fired with intense feeling) · ja 熱烈 (fired with intense feeling) · mi remurere (fired with intense feeling) · hi उत्साही (fired with intense feeling) · gl apaixoado (fired with intense feeling) · txb eṅkalsu (fired with intense feeling) · ru пы́лкий (fired with intense feeling) · mi tūkaha (fired with intense feeling) · cmn 熾熱 /炽热 (fired with intense feeling) · es apasionado (fired with intense feeling) · af passievol (fired with intense feeling) · ka მგზნებარე (fired with intense feeling) · cmn 熱情 /热情 (fired with intense feeling) · ca apassionat (fired with intense feeling) · ar شَغُوف (fired with intense feeling) · de feurig (fired with intense feeling) · nl gepassioneerd (fired with intense feeling) · ka ვნებიანი (fired with intense feeling) · vi dể giận (fired with intense feeling) · ka ცხოველი (fired with intense feeling) · lv kaislīgs (fired with intense feeling) · ko 불타는 (fired with intense feeling) · fi tulinen (fired with intense feeling) · fi kiihkeä (fired with intense feeling) · fa پرشور (fired with intense feeling) · eu sutsua (fired with intense feeling) · mi panapana (fired with intense feeling) · tr tutkulu (fired with intense feeling) · hi वासनात्मक (fired with intense feeling) · nl hartstochtelijk (fired with intense feeling) · fi intohimoinen (fired with intense feeling) · pt ardente (fired with intense feeling) · sv passionerad (fired with intense feeling) · de stürmisch (fired with intense feeling) · fr passionné (fired with intense feeling) · enm passional (fired with intense feeling) · ka ფიცხი (fired with intense feeling) · gd dìoghrasach (fired with intense feeling) · fi palava (fired with intense feeling) · hi कामवान (fired with intense feeling) · ga ainmhianach (fired with intense feeling) · grc περιπαθής (fired with intense feeling) · sk vášnivý (fired with intense feeling) · ota حرارتلو (fired with intense feeling) · cs vášnivý (fired with intense feeling) · gd feargach (fired with intense feeling) · mk страстен (fired with intense feeling) · ru стра́стный (fired with intense feeling) · ar مُتَحَمِّس (fired with intense feeling) · de heißblütig (fired with intense feeling) · de heiß (fired with intense feeling) · sv lidelsefull (fired with intense feeling) · vi đam mê (fired with intense feeling)