passionate

[ pash-uh-nit ]
/ ˈpæʃ ə nɪt /

adjective

having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
easily aroused to or influenced by sexual desire; ardently sensual.
expressing, showing, or marked by intense or strong feeling; emotional: passionate language.
intense or vehement, as emotions or feelings: passionate grief.
easily moved to anger; quick-tempered; irascible.

Origin of passionate

1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin passiōnātus, equivalent to Late Latin passiōn- passion + Latin -ātus -ate1

ANTONYMS FOR passionate

1, 3–5 cool, calm.

OTHER WORDS FROM passionate

Words nearby passionate

passion play, passion sunday, passion week, passional, passionary, passionate, passionflower, passionfruit, passionist, passionless, passiontide

British Dictionary definitions for over-passionate

passionate
/ (ˈpæʃənɪt) /

adjective

manifesting or exhibiting intense sexual feeling or desire a passionate lover
capable of, revealing, or characterized by intense emotion a passionate plea
easily roused to anger; quick-tempered

Derived forms of passionate

passionately, adverb passionateness, noun