Having very strong feelings or emotions
پراحساس، پرشور
The Italians are said to be the most passionate people in Europe.
Oxford Essential Dictionary
passionate
adjective
having or showing very strong feelings:
a passionate kiss
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
passionate
pas‧sion‧ate /ˈpæʃənət, ˈpæʃənɪt/ BrE AmE adjective
1. showing or involving very strong feelings of sexual love:
He had a brief but passionate love affair with an older woman.
a very passionate young man
a passionate lover
a passionate kiss
2. someone who has a passionate belief believes something very strongly:
a passionate supporter of women’s rights
He had a passionate belief in justice.
3. if you are passionate about something, you like it a lot:
She developed a passionate interest in wild flowers.
passionate about
I’ve always been passionate about football.
—passionately adverb:
He kissed her passionately.
Peter is passionately involved in environmental issues.
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COLLOCATIONS (for Meaning 2)
■ nouns
▪ a passionate belief/conviction We had a passionate belief in what we were doing.
▪ a passionate commitment to something There was no doubt about his passionate commitment to peace.
▪ a passionate concern for something She developed a passionate concern for human rights.
▪ a passionate supporter of somebody/something President Johnson was a passionate supporter of the space programme.
▪ a passionate defender of something The actress is a vocal and passionate defender of women's rights.
▪ a passionate speech Senator McCarthy delivered a powerful and passionate speech.
▪ a passionate plea She made a passionate plea for tolerance.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
passionate
pas·sion·ate [ˈpæʃənət] [ˈpæʃənət] adjective
1. having or showing strong feelings of sexual love or of anger, etc
• to have a passionate nature
2. having or showing strong feelings of enthusiasm for sth or belief in sth
• a passionate interest in music
• a passionate defender of civil liberties
Derived Word: passionately
Word Origin:
[passionate passionately] late Middle English (also in the senses ‘easily moved to passion’ and ‘enraged’): from medieval Latin passionatus ‘full of passion’, from passio (chiefly a term in Christian theology), from Latin pati ‘suffer’.
Example Bank:
• He makes no secret of his passionate commitment to the nationalist cause.
• His guitar playing was passionate and extremely skilful.
• She is passionate about her work.
• She was a passionate defender of civil liberties.
• a passionate kiss/embrace/affair/lover
• a passionate speech/sincerity/attachment/belief/commitment/conviction
• a passionate supporter/defender of sth
• passionate love/feelings
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
passionate / ˈpæʃ. ə n.ət / / -ə.nɪt / adjective
B2 having very strong feelings or emotions:
a passionate speech
a passionate kiss/embrace
The Italians are said to be the most passionate people in Europe.
The child's mother made a passionate plea for help.
Joe is passionate about baseball (= he likes it very much) .
Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary
passionate
[pæ̱ʃənət]
1) ADJ-GRADED A passionate person has very strong feelings about something or a strong belief in something.
...his passionate commitment to peace...
I'm a passionate believer in public art...
He is very passionate about the project.
...a passionate and combative speech.
Syn:
fervent
Derived words:
passionately ADV-GRADED I am passionately opposed to the death penalty.
2) ADJ-GRADED A passionate person has strong romantic or sexual feelings and expresses them in their behaviour.
...a beautiful, passionate woman of twenty-six.
...the story of a passionate love affair...
We were both very tender and passionate towards one another.
Ant:
passionless
Derived words:
passionately ADV-GRADED He was passionately in love with her... She kissed him passionately.
Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary
passionate
pas·sion·ate /ˈpæʃənət/ adj [more ~; most ~]
1 : having, showing, or expressing strong emotions or beliefs
• a passionate coach/performance
• He gave a passionate speech on tax reform.
• She has a passionate interest in animal rights.
• She is passionate about art/music/sports.
• We were moved by his passionate plea for forgiveness.
2 : expressing or relating to strong sexual or romantic feelings
• a long, passionate kiss
• a passionate love affair
- pas·sion·ate·ly adv
• She spoke passionately about animal rights.
• They kissed passionately.
• They were passionately opposed to the war.