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Acting is my career and activism is my passionate hobby. But acting is my livelihood.
William Baldwin

Meaning of "passionate" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PASSIONATE

passionate  [ˈpæʃənɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PASSIONATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Passionate is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PASSIONATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

passionate

Passion (emotion)

Passion is a term applied to a very strong feeling about a person or thing. Passion is an intense emotion, compelling enthusiasm or desire for anything. The term is also often applied to a friendly or eager interest in or admiration for a proposal, cause, or activity or love – to a feeling of unusual excitement, enthusiasm or compelling emotion, a positive affinity or love, towards a subject. It is particularly used in the context of romance or sexual desire though it generally implies a deeper or more encompassing emotion than that implied by the term lust.

Definition of passionate in the English dictionary

The first definition of passionate in the dictionary is manifesting or exhibiting intense sexual feeling or desire. Other definition of passionate is capable of, revealing, or characterized by intense emotion. Passionate is also easily roused to anger; quick-tempered.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PASSIONATE


affectionate
əˈfɛkʃənɪt
baronet
ˈbærənɪt
bayonet
ˈbeɪənɪt
bicarbonate
baɪˈkɑːbənɪt
companionate
kəmˈpænjənɪt
coronet
ˈkɒrənɪt
cushionet
ˈkʊʃənɪt
diaconate
daɪˈækənɪt
dispassionate
dɪsˈpæʃənɪt
disproportionate
ˌdɪsprəˈpɔːʃənɪt
dragonet
ˈdræɡənɪt
empassionate
ɪmˈpæʃənɪt
extortionate
ɪkˈstɔːʃənɪt
fortunate
ˈfɔːtʃənɪt
Italianate
ɪˈtæljənɪt
jaconet
ˈdʒækənɪt
lionet
ˈlaɪənɪt
proportionate
prəˈpɔːʃənɪt
pulmonate
ˈpʌlmənɪt
unfortunate
ʌnˈfɔːtʃənɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PASSIONATE

passing-out parade
passingly
passion
passion fruit
passion killer
Passion play
Passion Sunday
Passion Week
passional
passionary
passionately
passionateness
passionflower
passionless
passionlessly
passionlessness
passions
Passiontide
passivate
passivation

WORDS THAT END LIKE PASSIONATE

alternate
ammonium carbonate
bisphosphonate
calcium carbonate
carbonate
compassionate
detonate
donate
fractionate
gluconate
hydrogen carbonate
impersonate
malonate
neonate
polycarbonate
propionate
resonate
sodium bicarbonate
sodium carbonate
sulfonate
sulphonate

Synonyms and antonyms of passionate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PASSIONATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «passionate» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of passionate

Translation of «passionate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PASSIONATE

Find out the translation of passionate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of passionate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «passionate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

狂热的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

apasionado
570 millions of speakers

English

passionate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भावुक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عاطفي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

страстная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

apaixonado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কামুক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

passionné
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bersemangat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

leidenschaftlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

情熱的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

열렬한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hasrat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đam mê
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உணர்ச்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तापट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tutkulu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

appassionato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

namiętny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пристрасна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pasionat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παθιασμένοι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

passievolle
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

passionerad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lidenskapelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of passionate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PASSIONATE»

The term «passionate» is very widely used and occupies the 8.756 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PASSIONATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «passionate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «passionate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about passionate

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10 QUOTES WITH «PASSIONATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word passionate.
1
Jeffrey Archer
I'm passionate again about writing. This is important to me; it's got to be the comeback book.
2
Richard Attenborough
I'm a passionate trade unionist.
3
William Baldwin
Acting is my career and activism is my passionate hobby. But acting is my livelihood.
4
Rob Bell
To be honest with you, I am passionate about all the people out there who want to know Jesus, they want to know God, and they are sick of a system that is hung up on a bunch of things that have nothing to do with the love of God.
5
Mehcad Brooks
When I jump into something, I really do it to the fullest extent that my time and energy will allow me. I'm from Texas, and to see so many people that are obese and with disorders that are preventable. They haven't been shown or told. I'm really passionate about making sure my fellow countrymen are healthy. It's a shame.
6
Herman Cain
My motivation for running for Senate was not for the stature of being a senator, but because I wanted to make a difference on issues I feel passionate about.
7
Marie Corelli
The Browning love story? It is an ideal, all too rare, and yet I hardly think it strange. It would have been far stranger had the fates allowed those two brilliant passionate souls to beat themselves out in silence.
8
Cindy Crawford
I think if people are passionate about something, it could be real estate or biochemistry, and that spark gets turned on in them, everyone's beautiful in that zone.
9
Amanda Crew
When I look for the next project, it's always about, 'Is it going to push me out of my comfort zone? Am I doing something different? Am I working with people who are passionate about what they're doing?' At the end of the day, if I'm going to be bored on set, then I'm not gonna be happy.
10
Amanda Crew
Everyone has different goals. For myself, I would rather take less roles and be working on films that I'm passionate about, that are going to challenge me, and that I'm going to be growing from. I don't ever want to take a movie just for the sake of working.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PASSIONATE»

Discover the use of passionate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to passionate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Passionate
Handsome to a fault and rakish to boot, he has the maddening habit of catching Lily at her most improper. And his sensual kisses are only the beginning of their passionate intimacy. . . True Love. . .
Anthea Lawson, 2008
2
Feminism is for Everybody: Passionate Politics
This, her latest book, is a basic guide to feminism, a passionate argument that lends immediacy to the traditional concerns of feminist theory by rooting them in everyday lived experience.
Bell Hooks, 2000
3
Passionate Supervision
'This is a book that unashamedly brings love, spirit and soul into the heart of the supervision process but does so without becoming sanctimonious or precious.
Robin Shohet, 2007
4
Passionate Enlightenment: Women in Tantric Buddhism
This striking female imagery is fully compatible with Shaw's findings.
Miranda Shaw, 1995
5
Passionate Politics: Emotions and Social Movements
With this new collection of essays, Jeff Goodwin, James M. Jasper, and Francesca Polletta reverse this trend, reincorporating emotions such as anger, indignation, fear, disgust, joy, and love into research on politics and social protest.
Jeff Goodwin, James M. Jasper, Francesca Polletta, 2009
6
Passionate Presence
The author of In the Footsteps of Gandhi explains how to recognize everyday miracles and experience life more fully through an understanding of seven traits of passionate presence: silence, tenderness, discernment, embodiment, genuineness, ...
Catherine Ingram, 2004
7
Passionate Women: Female Suicide in Late Imperial China
This is a collection of original essays which focuses on the causes, meanings and significance of female suicides in Ming and Qing China.
Paul Stanley Ropp, Paola Zamperini, Harriet Thelma Zurndorfer, 2001
8
A Passionate Life
A Passionate Life is designed to transform the life of every believer through biblical principles presented in the form of eight simple and memorable shapes.
Mike Breen, Walther P. Kallestad, 2005
9
The Passionate Church
As pastors, the authors understand the turmoil church leaders are dealing with today.
Mike Breen, Walt Kallestad, 2005
10
Passionate views: film, cognition, and emotion
Employing a novel cognitive perspective, the volume investigates the relationship between genre and emotion; explores how film narrative, music, and cinematic techniques such as the close-up are used to elicit emotion; and examines the ...
Carl R. Plantinga, Greg M. Smith, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PASSIONATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term passionate is used in the context of the following news items.
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Janine Talley's Journal: Darryl's passionate about the fan connection
Darryl Talley, right, signs autographs at the Buffalo Auto Show, along with fellow Bill Lou Piccone, in February. (John Hickey/News file photo). «Bills Blitz - The Buffalo News, Jul 15»
2
Respected, passionate, successful: Criminal prosecutor Patti …
Deputy prosecutor Patti Powers gives her opening argument in Yakima County Superior Court on March 14, 2013, in the murder trial of Juan ... «Yakima Herald-Republic, Jul 15»
3
Wilson: Farewell to a passionate original
E-mail| Print | Search Archives. Sunday, July 26, 2015 11:53 AM EDT. Wilson: Farewell to a passionate original. By Rick Wilson Republican-American ... «Waterbury Republican American, Jul 15»
4
This Passionate Partner Dance About Love And Losing Will Take …
One of the most intimate things you can do with your partner, apart from the obvious ones, is dance. It can be passionate, it can be slow, it can convey a ... «MensXP.com, Jul 15»
5
Murder victim remembered as passionate father
As the community reels from the seventh homicide this year, two young girls will have to grow up without a father. Glen Mack died Friday at the ... «Dailyleader, Jul 15»
6
Devious Maids' Dania Ramirez loves getting passionate with Grant …
Devious Maids' Dania Ramirez loves getting passionate with Grant Show. There's more drama and action in the third series of Devious Maids, ... «BT.com, Jul 15»
7
Prom 9: Mahler Chamber Orchestra/Andsnes review – big …
Andsnes's Beethoven is big, forthright, passionate. The relationship between soloist and orchestra, he argues, “can feel like a bit like a musical ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
8
New Business Fable Reveals 4 Secrets of Passionate Organizations
In his new business fable, Performance Breakthrough: The Four Secrets of Passionate Organizations, Goldman details four strategies that ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
9
Dr. Krauthammer's Passionate Muddle
Recent revelations that Planned Parenthood is trafficking in human organs—obtained from unborn children killed in the organization's abortion ... «First Things, Jul 15»
10
Fifth Harmony Gushes Over 'Smart, Passionate' Fan Base
"We have a very smart fan base and they're also very passionate. So whenever they have a goal they want us to achieve, they assemble and ... «Billboard, Jul 15»

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