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passionate

SayPASH-uh-nit/ˈpæʃənɪt/
As a verbPASH-uh-nayt

5 meanings of passionate

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Full of strong feeling about something.

    Like a fire burning bright inside you when you really care about something.

    She gave a passionate speech about saving the forest.

    He is passionate about music and practices every single day.

    Similarfervent, ardent, impassioned, fiery, burning

    Oppositeapathetic, indifferent, lukewarm, halfhearted

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Having strong feelings, sometimes about love or desire.

    Like a strong flame of feeling that burns inside a person.

    They shared a passionate kiss at the airport gate.

    He sent her a passionate letter full of longing.

    Similarardent, amorous, intense, fiery, romantic

    Oppositecold, passionless, unemotional

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  3. 3
    adjectiveobsolete
    Full of sorrow or suffering.
    Poor, forlorn Proteus, passionate Proteus,
    c. 1590, William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”Here, passionate means full of sorrow and suffering.
    She is sad and passionate at your highness’ tent.
    c. 1596, William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”Here, passionate means full of sorrow, grieving.
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Less common meanings

  1. 4
    verbobsolete
    To fill someone with strong feeling.

    Oppositedispassionate

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  2. 5
    verbobsolete
    To say something aloud with very strong feeling.
    Thy niece and I, poor creatures, want our hands / And cannot passionate our tenfold grief / with folded arms.
    c. 1588, William Shakespeare, “The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus”Here, passionate means express with strong feeling.
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Origins

Meanings 1–3

From Latin, made from the word "passion" plus "-ate," meaning affected by strong feeling.

Meanings 4–5

From "passion" plus the verb-forming ending "-ate."