passion

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A true desire sustained or prolonged.
2. (countable, uncountable) Any great, strong, powerful emotion, especially romantic love or extreme hate.
3. (countable, uncountable) Fervor, determination.
4. (countable, uncountable) An object of passionate or romantic love or strong romantic interest.
5. (countable, uncountable) Sexual intercourse, especially when very emotional.
6. (capitalized, countable, uncountable, usually) The suffering of Jesus leading up to and during his crucifixion.
7. (countable, uncountable) A display, musical composition, or play meant to commemorate the suffering of Jesus.
8. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Suffering or enduring of imposed or inflicted pain; any suffering or distress.
9. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) The state of being acted upon; subjection to an external agent or influence; a passive condition
10. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) The capacity of being affected by external agents; susceptibility of impressions from external agents.
11. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) An innate attribute, property, or quality of a thing.
12. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Disorder of the mind; madness.

Verb

1. (obsolete) To suffer pain or sorrow; to experience a passion; to be extremely agitated.
2. (transitive) To give a passionate character to.

Opposite of

action

Synonyms

lust

love

❤️

desire

emotion

fervor

anger

💢

ardor

enthusiasm

rage

😡

ardour

zeal

excitement

affection

heat

feeling

craze

vehemence

pathos

flame

fervour

affectivity

wrath

urge

ardour

passionateness

empathy

fire

🔥

violence

ardor

sexual desire

warmth

temper

sentiment

wish

fury

fervour

frenzy

fervor

mania

craving

feelings

infatuation

sensibility

addiction

suffering

gleam

cacoethes

predilection

eagerness

passionately

Translations

passion

paixão

Leidenschaft

passione

Passion

pasión

passie

hartstocht

πάθος

ardore

ardeur

passió

Passion

perturbatio

amour

❤️

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpæʃən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: passioun

Inherited from Old English: passion

Cognate with Old English: fēond

Cognate with Gothic: 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽

In summary

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *peh₁-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *pet-der.?
Latin patior
Proto-Indo-European *-tisder.
Proto-Italic *-tjō
Latin -tiō
Latin passiōbor.
Old English passion
Latin passiōbor.
Old French passionbor.
Middle English passioun
English passion
From Middle English passioun, passion, from Old French passion (and in part from Old English passion), from Latin passio (“suffering”), noun of action from perfect passive participle passus (“suffered”), from deponent verb patior (“I suffer”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- (“to hurt”), see also Old English fēond (“devil, enemy”), Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽 (faian, “to blame”).