What does passionate mean?
Passionate means Given to strong feeling, sometimes romantic, sexual, or both..
Passionate
/ˈpæʃənɪt/ · adjective
Meaning
Given to strong feeling, sometimes romantic, sexual, or both..
Definitions by Sense
- Given to strong feeling, sometimes romantic, sexual, or both.
- Fired with intense feeling.
- (obsolete) Suffering; sorrowful.
- (obsolete) To fill with passion, or with another given emotion.
- (obsolete) To express with great emotion.
Example Sentences
Mandy is a passionate lover.
She is sad and passionate at your highness’ tent.
Poor, forlorn Proteus, passionate Proteus,
Great pleasure mixt with pittifull regard, / That godly King and Queene did passionate [...].
Thy niece and I, poor creatures, want our hands / And cannot passionate our tenfold grief / with folded arms.
Synonyms for passionate
Antonyms for passionate
Related Words
Word Forms
- more passionate
- most passionate
- passionates
- passionating
- passionated
Usage Notes
Choose a synonym only when it preserves the intended meaning, tone, and grammar of the full sentence.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for passionate?
Common synonyms include ardent, blazing, burning, dithyrambic.
What is the opposite of passionate?
Possible antonyms include dispassionate, passionless.
How do you use passionate in a sentence?
Mandy is a passionate lover.
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