pas´sion|ate|ness

pas´sion|ate|ness
pas|sion|ate «PASH uh niht», adjective.
1. having or showing strong feelings: »

The fathers of our country were passionate believers in freedom.

2. easily moved to strong feelings, especially to violent anger: »

My brother was passionate, and had often beaten me, which I took extremely amiss (Benjamin Franklin).

 SYNONYM(S): quick-tempered, irascible, fiery.
3. resulting from strong feeling: »

He made a passionate speech against surrender.

4. having or showing a very strong love or desire, as of a man for a woman: »

a passionate lover.

╂[< Medieval Latin passionatus < Latin passiō passion]
–pas´sion|ate|ly, adverb.
–pas´sion|ate|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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