passion.
A true desire sustained or prolonged.
Meaning & usage
A true desire sustained or prolonged.
Any great, strong, powerful emotion, especially romantic love or extreme hate.
We share a passion for books.
Fervor, determination.
I spoke with a burning passion.
An object of passionate or romantic love or strong romantic interest.
It started as a hobby, but now my motorbike collection has become my passion.
Sexual intercourse, especially when very emotional.
We shared a night of passion.
The suffering of Jesus leading up to and during his crucifixion.
A display, musical composition, or play meant to commemorate the suffering of Jesus.
Suffering or enduring of imposed or inflicted pain; any suffering or distress.
a cardiac passion
The state of being acted upon; subjection to an external agent or influence; a passive condition
The capacity of being affected by external agents; susceptibility of impressions from external agents.
An innate attribute, property, or quality of a thing.
[...] to obtain the knowledge of some passion of the circle.
Disorder of the mind; madness.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ph₁tós Proto-Italic *patosder.? Proto-Indo-European *pet-der.? Latin patior Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō 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 (“to suffer”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- (“to hurt”), see also Old English fēond (“devil, enemy”), Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽 (faian, “to blame”).
To suffer pain or sorrow; to experience a passion; to be extremely agitated.
To give a passionate character to.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ph₁tós Proto-Italic *patosder.? Proto-Indo-European *pet-der.? Latin patior Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō 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 (“to suffer”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- (“to hurt”), see also Old English fēond (“devil, enemy”), Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽 (faian, “to blame”).
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