passion
A true desire sustained or prolonged.
Noun 4 meanings
A true desire sustained or prolonged.
Any great, strong, powerful emotion, especially romantic love or extreme hate.
“We share a passion for books.”
Fervor, determination.
“I spoke with a burning passion.”
An object of passionate or romantic love or strong romantic interest.
“It started as a hobby, but now my motorbike collection has become my passion.”
Verb 1 meaning
To give a passionate character to.
Etymology
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”).
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PASSION at a glance
PASSION has 7 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (P 3 + A 1 + S 1 + S 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,315 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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