impassioned

  • 1impassioned — impassioned, passionate, ardent, fervent, fervid, perfervid mean actuated by or showing intense feeling. Impassioned, though applicable to persons, is more often found in reference to utterance or artistic expression or to the mood or mental… …

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  • 2Impassioned — Im*pas sioned, p. p. & a. Actuated or characterized by passion or zeal; showing warmth of feeling; ardent; animated; excited; as, an impassioned orator or discourse. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 3impassioned — index eager, earnest, eloquent, fanatical, fervent, intense, perfervid, vehement, zealous …

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  • 4impassioned — (adj.) c.1600, pp. adjective from IMPASSION (Cf. impassion) …

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  • 5impassioned — [adj] excited, vehement animated, ardent, blazing, burning, deep, fervent, fervid, fierce, fiery, fired up*, flaming, furious, glowing, heated*, hot blooded*, inflamed, inspired, intense, melodramatic, moving, mushy, overemotional, passionate,… …

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  • 6impassioned — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ filled with or showing great emotion …

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  • 7impassioned — [im pash′ənd] adj. filled with passion; having or showing strong feeling; passionate; fiery; ardent SYN. PASSIONATE impassionedly adv …

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  • 8impassioned — adjective Date: 1603 filled with passion or zeal ; showing great warmth or intensity of feeling Synonyms: impassioned, passionate, ardent, fervent, fervid, perfervid mean showing intense feeling. impassioned implies warmth and intensity without… …

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  • 9impassioned — im|pas|sioned [ımˈpæʃənd] adj full of strong feeling and emotion ▪ She appeared on television to make an impassioned plea for help. ▪ an impassioned speech …

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  • 10impassioned — [[t]ɪmpæ̱ʃ(ə)nd[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n An impassioned speech or piece of writing is one in which someone expresses their strong feelings about an issue in a forceful way. [JOURNALISM or, WRITTEN] He made an impassioned appeal for peace. Syn:… …

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