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PASSIONATENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A strong feeling or emotion
Synonyms:
passion; passionateness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("passionateness" is a kind of...):
feeling (the experiencing of affective and emotional states)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "passionateness"):
infatuation (a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration)
abandon; wildness (a feeling of extreme emotional intensity)
ardor; ardour; fervency; fervidness; fervor; fervour; fire (feelings of great warmth and intensity)
storminess (violent passion in speech or action)
Derivation:
passionate (having or expressing strong emotions)
