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passion

//ˈpæʃən//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Note for passion

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Forms

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
passions

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)
passion
past (v2)
passioned
past participle (v3)
passioned
present participle
passioning
3rd person singular
passions

Definitions

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.A true desire sustained or prolonged.

  2. 2.Any great, strong, powerful emotion, especially romantic love or extreme hate.

    • We share a passion for books.
    • That was partly because of a swirling wind that made precision passing difficult and also a derby atmosphere where the emphasis seemed to be on passion rather than football.
  3. 3.Fervor, determination.

  4. 4.An object of passionate or romantic love or strong romantic interest.

    • It started as a hobby, but now my motorbike collection has become my passion.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

  1. 1.To give a passionate character to.

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #2388

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Uncommon
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

Related words

Word family

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *peh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *ph₁tós

Proto-Italic *patosder.?

Proto-Indo-European *pet-der.?

Latin patior

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin passiōbor.

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