passionate
//ˈpæʃənɪt//
Forms
- Comparative
- more passionate
- Superlative
- most passionate
Definitions
1.Given to strong feeling, sometimes romantic, sexual, or both.
- Mandy is a passionate lover.
2.Fired with intense feeling.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4822
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Word family
Etymology
From Middle English passionat, from Medieval Latin passiōnātus (“affected, impassioned, libidinous, easely angered”).
Equivalent to passion + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Compare French passionné.