passionate

US: /ˈpæʃənət/
UK: /pˈæʃənət/


English Vietnamese dictionary


passionate /'pæʃənit/
  • tính từ
    • sôi nổi, say sưa, say đắm, nồng nàn, nồng nhiệt, thiết tha
      • a passionate speech: một bài diễn văn đầy nhiệt tình
      • a passionate nature: bản tính sôi nổi
    • dễ giận, dễ cáu

Advanced English dictionary


+ 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
passionately adverb: He took her in his arms and kissed her passionately. + They are all passionately interested in environmental issues. + She believes passionately in education and hard work.

Thesaurus dictionary


adj.
1 ardent, eager, intense, fervid, zealous, avid, eager, earnest, zestful, feverish, fanatic(al), vehement, impassioned, emotional, animated, spirited, enthusiastic, vigorous, invigorated, energetic:
Passionate environmentalists campaign for better governmental control of carbon dioxide emissions.
2 aroused, lustful, lecherous, erotic, sexual, amorous, sensual, Colloq hot:
She tried to resist his passionate advances.
3 quick-tempered, irascible, hotheaded, fiery, testy, huffy or huffish, peevish, cranky, peppery, choleric, touchy, bilious, snappish, volatile, cross, temperamental, irritable, quarrelsome, pugnacious, argumentative, contentious, belligerent, Rare atrabilious or atrabiliar:
Valerie gets into a passionate mood whenever she thinks she is being treated unjustly.

Concise English dictionary


'pæʃənət
adj.
+having or expressing strong emotions