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PASSIONATE
passionate
(adjective) having or expressing strong emotions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
passionate (comparative more passionate, superlative most passionate)
Given to strong feeling, sometimes romantic, sexual, or both.
Fired with intense feeling.
(obsolete) Suffering; sorrowful.
Synonyms
• (fired with intense feeling): ardent, blazing, burning, dithyrambic, fervent, fervid, fiery, flaming, glowing, heated, hot-blooded, hotheaded, impassioned, perfervid, red-hot, scorching, torrid
Noun
passionate (plural passionates)
A passionate individual.
Verb
passionate (third-person singular simple present passionates, present participle passionating, simple past and past participle passionated)
(obsolete) To fill with passion, or with another given emotion.
(obsolete) To express with great emotion.
Source: Wiktionary
Pas"sion*ate, a. Etym: [LL. passionatus: cf. F. passionné.]
1. Capable or susceptible of passion, or of different passions; easily moved, excited or agitated; specifically, easily moved to anger; irascible; quick-tempered; as, a passionate nature. Homer's Achilles is haughty and passionate. Prior.
2. Characterized by passion; expressing passion; ardent in feeling or desire; vehement; warm; as, a passionate friendship. "The passionate Pilgrim." Shak.
3. Suffering; sorrowful. [Obs.] Shak.
Pas"sion*ate, v. i.
1. To affect with passion; to impassion. [Obs.] Great pleasure, mixed with pitiful regard, The godly kind and queen did passionate. Spenser.
2. To express feelingly or sorrowfully. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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