Passion — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a strong feeling or emotion

the trait of being intensely emotional

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈæʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈaʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈaʃən/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈæʃən/.

Examples

his rage for fame destroyed him
the theater was her first love
he has a passion for cock fighting

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

warmth Passion of Christ cacoethes passionateness heat rage love mania

Parts of Speech

noun	a strong feeling or emotion
noun	the trait of being intensely emotional
noun	something that is desired intensely “his rage for fame destroyed him”
noun	an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
noun	a feeling of strong sexual desire
noun	any object of warm affection or devotion “the theater was her first love”
noun	the suffering of Jesus at the Crucifixion

Word Forms

passionate	adjective	having or expressing strong emotions
heat	verb	arouse or excite feelings and passions
manic	adjective	affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason; ; ; - H.W.Carter
love	verb	be enamored or in love with

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Hingabe

ein starkes Gefühl oder eine starke Emotion

🇪🇸Spanish

pasión

un sentimiento o emoción fuerte

🇮🇹Italian

passione

un sentimento o un'emozione forte

🇳🇱Dutch

passie

een sterk gevoel of emotie

🇵🇹Portuguese

paixão

um forte sentimento ou emoção

🇷🇺Russian

страсть

сильное чувство или эмоция

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जुनून

एक प्रबल भावना या भावना

🇧🇩Bengali

আবেগ

একটি শক্তিশালী অনুভূতি বা আবেগ

🇮🇳Tamil

பேரார்வம்

ஒரு வலுவான உணர்வு அல்லது உணர்ச்சி

🇮🇳Telugu

అభిరుచి

బలమైన అనుభూతి లేదా భావోద్వేగం

🇮🇳Marathi

आवड

एक मजबूत भावना किंवा भावना

🇮🇳Gujarati

જુસ્સો

મજબૂત લાગણી અથવા લાગણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉತ್ಸಾಹ

ಬಲವಾದ ಭಾವನೆ ಅಥವಾ ಭಾವನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഭിനിവേശം

ശക്തമായ ഒരു വികാരം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വികാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਨੂੰਨ

ਇੱਕ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ ਭਾਵਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਭਾਵਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

جذبہ

ایک مضبوط احساس یا جذبات

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

热情

强烈的感觉或情绪

🇯🇵Japanese

情熱

強い感情または感情

🇰🇷Korean

열정

강한 느낌이나 감정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

niềm đam mê

một cảm giác hoặc cảm xúc mạnh mẽ

🇹🇭Thai

ความหลงใหล

ความรู้สึกหรืออารมณ์ที่รุนแรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

gairah

perasaan atau emosi yang kuat

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsinta

isang malakas na damdamin o damdamin

🇲🇾Malay

semangat

perasaan atau emosi yang kuat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عاطفة

شعور أو عاطفة قوية

🇮🇷Persian

اشتیاق

یک احساس یا احساس قوی

🇹🇷Turkish

tutku

güçlü bir duygu veya duygu

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְשׁוּקָה

תחושה או רגש חזק

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