passion

CEFRB1

/ˈpæʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A very strong feeling of love, interest, or excitement.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Any great, strong, powerful emotion, especially romantic love or extreme hate.

Examples

  • I admire the passion and commitment shown by the players.

  • To share one's passion is to live it fully.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈpʰæʃən] ~ [ˈpʰæʃn̩]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Fervor, determination.

  2. A true desire sustained or prolonged.

  3. An object of passionate or romantic love or strong romantic interest.

More examples

In context

  • You really have a passion for food.

  • It started as a hobby, but now my motorbike collection has become my passion.

  • We share a passion for books.

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Origin

noun

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”).