IMPASSIONED


Meaning of IMPASSIONED in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ adjective ]

Date: 1603

: filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling

Synonyms:

impassioned , passionate , ardent , fervent , fervid , perfervid mean showing intense feeling. impassioned implies warmth and intensity without violence and suggests fluent verbal expression

an impassioned plea for justice

passionate implies great vehemence and often violence and wasteful diffusion of emotion

a passionate denunciation

ardent implies an intense degree of zeal, devotion, or enthusiasm

an ardent supporter of human rights

fervent stresses sincerity and steadiness of emotional warmth or zeal

fervent good wishes

fervid suggests warmly and spontaneously and often feverishly expressed emotion

fervid love letters

perfervid implies the expression of exaggerated or overwrought feelings

perfervid expressions of patriotism

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.