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passionate [ˈpæʃənɪt] adj
1. 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 passionately adv passionateness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
passionate adjective 1. 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-hearted 2. loving, erotic, hot, sexy (informal), aroused, sensual, ardent, steamy (informal), wanton, amorous, lustful, desirous a passionate embrace loving cold, frigid, unresponsive, passionless, unloving 3. 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, unexcitable Translations passionate [ˈpæʃənɪt] ADJ [affair, love, kiss] → apasionado; [believer, supporter] → ardiente, ferviente; [desire] → ardiente, vehemente; [speech] → apasionado, vehemente; [belief] → inquebrantable; [interest] → enorme he is passionate in his desire to achieve this → tiene un deseo ardiente or vehemente de conseguir esto to be passionate about sth → ser un apasionado de algo we're both passionate gardeners → a los dos nos apasiona or entusiasma la jardinería she has a passionate hatred of conservatism → odia a muerte el conservadurismo passionate passionate [ˈpæʃ/ənɪt] adj (embrace, speech) → appassionato/a; (temperament, person) → passionale; (believer) → convinto/a; (desire) → ardente How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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