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drift.

passion

5 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/drɪft/
  1. passion

    feminine · no-diminutive
  2. strong and sudden upwelling of anger: a fit

    feminine · no-diminutive
  3. urge, strong desire

    feminine · no-diminutive
  4. violent tendency

    feminine · no-diminutive
  5. flock (of sheep or oxen)

    feminine · no-diminutive
  6. deviation of direction caused by wind: drift

    feminine · no-diminutive
  7. path along which cattle are driven

    feminine · no-diminutive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch drift, also dricht, from Old Dutch *drift, from Proto-West Germanic *drifti, from Proto-Germanic *driftiz. Equivalent to drijven (“to drive”) + -t (“verbal noun”).

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