Definition of PASSION

passion

Plural: passions

Noun

  • An intense emotion, such as love, joy, hatred, or anger.
  • a strong feeling or emotion
  • the trait of being intensely emotional
  • something that is desired intensely
  • an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
  • a feeling of strong sexual desire
  • any object of warm affection or devotion
    • "he has a passion for cock fighting"
  • the suffering of Jesus at the Crucifixion
  • A true desire sustained or prolonged.
  • Any great, strong, powerful emotion, especially romantic love or extreme hate.
  • Fervor, determination.
  • An object of passionate or romantic love or strong romantic interest.
  • Sexual intercourse, especially when very emotional.
  • The suffering of Jesus leading up to and during his crucifixion.
  • A display, musical composition, or play meant to commemorate the suffering of Jesus.
  • Suffering or enduring of imposed or inflicted pain; any suffering or distress.
  • The state of being acted upon; subjection to an external agent or influence; a passive condition
  • The capacity of being affected by external agents; susceptibility of impressions from external agents.
  • An innate attribute, property, or quality of a thing.
  • Disorder of the mind; madness.

Verb

  • To suffer pain or sorrow; to experience a passion; to be extremely agitated.
  • To give a passionate character to.

Examples

  • [...] to obtain the knowledge of some passion of the circle.
  • a cardiac passion
  • His PASSION for Scrabble was evident in every meticulously placed tile.
  • It started as a hobby, but now my motorbike collection has become my passion.
  • We share a passion for books.
  • We shared a night of passion.

Origin / Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *peh₁-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *pet-der.?
Latin patior
Proto-Indo-European *-tisder.
Proto-Italic *-tjō
Latin -tiō
Latin passiōbor.
Old English passion
Latin passiōbor.
Old French passionbor.
Middle English passioun
English passion
From Middle English passioun, passion, from Old French passion (and in part from Old English passion), from Latin passio (“suffering”), noun of action from perfect passive participle passus (“suffered”), from deponent verb patior (“I suffer”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- (“to hurt”), see also Old English fēond (“devil, enemy”), Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽 (faian, “to blame”).

Synonyms

cacoethes, heat, love, mania, Passion of Christ, passionateness, rage, warmth, ache, agonize, anguish, ardor, fire in the belly, grieve, hurt, impassion, pain, passion, suffer, thole, throe, wark, wring, zeal

Antonyms

action

Scrabble Score: 9

passion: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
passion: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
passion: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

passion: valid Words With Friends Word