passionate

The definition of passionate is having or showing strong feelings, strong emotions or a strong sexual desire.

(adjective)

An example of passionate is someone who loves their career.

See passionate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

having or showing strong feelings; full of passion
easily angered; hot-tempered
resulting from, expressing, or tending to arouse strong feeling; ardent; intense; impassioned: a passionate speech
readily aroused to sexual activity; sensual
strong; vehement: said of an emotion

Origin: ME passionat < ML passionatus

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See passionate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Capable of, having, or dominated by powerful emotions: a family of passionate personalities.
Wrathful by temperament; choleric.
Marked by strong sexual desire; amorous or lustful.
Showing or expressing strong emotion; ardent: a passionate speech against injustice.
Arising from or marked by passion: a teacher who is passionate about her subject.

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