Passionateness

pas·sion·ate  (psh-nt)

adj.

1. Capable of, having, or dominated by powerful emotions: a family of passionate personalities.

2. Wrathful by temperament; choleric.

3. Marked by strong sexual desire; amorous or lustful.

4. Showing or expressing strong emotion; ardent: a passionate speech against injustice.

5. Arising from or marked by passion: a teacher who is passionate about her subject.

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passion·ate·ly adv.

passion·ate·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

passionateness - a strong feeling or emotion           passion feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" infatuation - a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration wildness, abandon - a feeling of extreme emotional intensity; "the wildness of his anger" fervency, fervidness, fervor, fervour, ardor, ardour, fire - feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor" storminess - violent passion in speech or action; "frightened by the storminess of their argument"