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.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is passionate a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, passionate is tagged as adjective.
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