I. ˈpash(ə)nə̇t, ˈpaash-, ˈpaish, usu -ə̇d.+V adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin passionatus, from Late Latin passion-, passio + Latin -atus, -ate
1.
a. : easily aroused to anger : irascible , quick-tempered
a passionate but not a vicious boy — H.E.Scudder
b. : filled with or marked by anger : angry , enraged
was passionate in defense of her cub, and rage transformed her — G.D.Brown
2.
a. : dominated by strong emotion : capable of or affected by intense feeling : ardent
a passionate and stormy personality
a passionate and unquestioned faith in the virtue of the cause he served — C.L.Becker
b. : expressing or communicating violent or intense feeling
a passionate speech
a passionate performance of the symphony
a passionate bit of acting
c. : enthusiastic , vehement
the army was now passionate for an engagement — J.A.Froude
has become a passionate housekeeper — Joseph Mitchell
d. : unrestrained
broke down in a flood of passionate weeping — C.B.Nordhoff & J.N.Hall
3. : swayed by or affected with sexual desire
her beauty made an immediate appeal to his passionate temperament
4.
a. obsolete : affected with grief : sad , sorrowful
b. chiefly dialect : compassionate
Synonyms: see impassioned
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
1. obsolete : to fill with passion
2. obsolete : to express or portray with passion