Passion

//ˈpæʃən//

Synonyms for "passion" (428 found)

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Closest matches (86)

Verb(3 words)
acheagonizeanguish
Noun(3 words)
ardorcacoethescholer

Strong matches (128)

crushcupiditycuriositycutdecisiondedicationdeliriumdesiderationdesiredeterminationdevotednessdevotiondevoutnessdiscretiondispositiondistressdisturbancedolordoxologydrive
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eagernessearnestnessebullitionecstasyeloquenceembroilmentemotionemotional chargeemotional shadeenthusiasmeromaniaeroseroticismeroticomaniacerotismerotomaniaeruptionespritexcitementexperienceexpressionfaithfaithful lovefaithfulnessfanaticismfancyfantasyfascinationfeelingfeeling tonefermentfervencyfervidnessfervorfeverishnessfidelityfierinessfirefire and furyfitflameflapfleshly lustflushfomentationfondnessfoofarawforebodingfree choicefree lovefree willfree-lovismfrenzyfumefuriesfurious ragefurorfuror uterinusfurorefuryfussglowgoadgoatishnessgospelgospel musicgriefgustgustogut reactiongynecomaniaheartheartinessheartthrobheatednesshellhell upon earthherohero worshipheroineholocausthopehormehorninesshorrorhot bloodhot pantshubbubhurrahhurthymnhymn-tunehymnodyhymnologyhysteriaidolidolatryidolismidolizationimpassionednessimpressionimpulse
Verb(3 words)
grievehurtimpassion

Related words (214)

inclinationindecencyinfantile sexualityinfatuationinjuryinspirationintellectual curiosityintensityintentionintentnessinterestintoxicationintroititchkeennesslacerationlancinationlasciviousnesslesionlibidinousness
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libidolickerishnesslifelikelikeslikinglivelinesslonginglovemakingloyaltylustlust for learninglustfulnesslyricismmadnessmanic-depressive psychosismarried lovemartyrdommassmatter of interestmegaeramindmiserymotetmotivenasty blowneednegro spiritualnemesisnightmarenymphomaniaobjectiveobsessionoffertoryoffertory sentenceoratorioorgasmorgyoutbreakoutburstpaeanpainpandemoniumpangpantingparoxysmpartialitypashpassionatenesspassionspersecutionphysical lovepietyplatonic lovepleasurepleasure principlepolymorphous perversitypopular regardpopularitypredilectionpresentimentprofound senseprosodionpruriencepruriencypsalmpsalmodypurgatoryrackracketraptureravishmentreactionrecessionalregardrelishrequiemrequiem massresolutionresponserowruckusrumpussacred musicsatyriasissatyrismsavorseizuresensationsensesensualitysensuousnesssentimentseriousnesssexsexual desiresexual longingsexual lovesexual passionshineshocksinceritysoresore spotsoulspasmspecial interestspiritspiritednessspiritualspiritual lovestormstorminessstressstress of lifestrokesufferingtastetearing passiontempertempesttempestuousnesstender feelingtender passiontender spotthe erinyesthe eumenidesthe furiesthingthirstthirst for knowledgethroestisiphonetormenttorturetowering ragetransporttruelovetumulttumultuousnessturbulenceturmoilundercurrentuproarupseturgeuxoriousnessvehemencevelleityvenereal appetitevervevigorviolencevivaciousnessvivacityvolitionwantwantingwarmthwarmth of feelingwayweaknesswhirlwindwhite spiritualwildnesswillwill and pleasurewill powerwishwish fulfillmentworshipwoundwrenchyearningyenzealzealotryzealousnesszestzestfulness

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13 entries

Antonyms

1 entries

Synonyms

5 entries

Related terms

7 entries

causes desire

2 entries

derived

46 entries

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has context

1 entries

is a

5 entries

related to

24 entries

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used for

1 entries

Translations

232 translations across 68 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • pasion noun (any great emotion)

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • πάθος noun (any great emotion)

Arabic

4 entries
  • آلَام noun (suffering of Jesus)
  • شَغَف noun (object of passionate love or strong interest)
  • شَغْف noun (any great emotion)
  • عَاطِفَة noun (any great emotion)

Aramaic

3 entries
  • ܚܫܐ noun (any great emotion)
  • ܚܫܐ noun (suffering of Jesus)
  • ܚܫܐ noun (commemoration of the suffering of Jesus)

Armenian

2 entries
  • կիրք noun (any great emotion)
  • կիրք noun (fervor, determination)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • ehtiras noun (any great emotion)
  • nəfs noun (any great emotion)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • запа́л noun (any great emotion)
  • запа́л noun (fervor, determination)
  • му́ка noun (suffering of Jesus)
  • стра́сці noun (suffering of Jesus)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • мъ́ка noun (suffering of Jesus)
  • стра́сти noun (suffering of Jesus)
  • страст noun (any great emotion)
  • увлече́ние noun (fervor, determination)

Catalan

4 entries
  • Passió name (sufferings of Jesus Christ)
  • passió noun (any great emotion)
  • passió noun (object of passionate love or strong interest)
  • passió noun (suffering of Jesus)

Central Kurdish

1 entries
  • ڤیان noun (any great emotion)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 受難 /受难 noun (suffering of Jesus)
  • 激情 noun (any great emotion)
  • 熱心 /热心 noun (any great emotion)
  • 熱情 /热情 noun (any great emotion)

Cornish

1 entries
  • passyon noun (suffering of Jesus)

Czech

2 entries
  • pašije noun (suffering of Jesus)
  • vášeň noun (any great emotion)

Danish

2 entries
  • lidenskab noun (any great emotion)
  • passion noun (any great emotion)

Dutch

4 entries
  • hartstocht noun (any great emotion)
  • hartstocht noun (fervor, determination)
  • hartstocht noun (object of passionate love or strong interest)
  • passie noun (any great emotion)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • pasio noun (any great emotion)

Estonian

1 entries
  • kirg noun (any great emotion)

Finnish

4 entries
  • intohimo noun (any great emotion)
  • intohimo noun (fervor, determination)
  • intohimo noun (object of passionate love or strong interest)
  • intohimon kohde noun (object of passionate love or strong interest)

French

3 entries
  • Passion name (sufferings of Jesus Christ)
  • Passion noun (suffering of Jesus)
  • passion noun (any great emotion)

Galician

1 entries
  • paixón noun (any great emotion)

Georgian

4 entries
  • გატაცება noun (any great emotion)
  • გატაცება noun (object of passionate love or strong interest)
  • გზნება noun (any great emotion)
  • ვნება noun (any great emotion)

German

4 entries
  • Passion name (sufferings of Jesus Christ)
  • Leidenschaft noun (any great emotion)
  • Leidenschaft noun (fervor, determination)
  • Leidenschaft noun (object of passionate love or strong interest)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐌸𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 noun (suffering of Jesus)

Greek

4 entries
  • Άγια Πάθη name (sufferings of Jesus Christ)
  • έρωτας noun (object of passionate love or strong interest)
  • πάθη noun (suffering of Jesus)
  • πάθος noun (any great emotion)

Haitian Creole

1 entries
  • pasyon noun (any great emotion)

Hindi

3 entries
  • अनुराग noun (fervor, determination)
  • उमंग noun (any great emotion)
  • जुनून noun (any great emotion)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • buzgalom noun (fervor, determination)
  • buzgóság noun (fervor, determination)
  • elszántság noun (fervor, determination)
  • hév noun (fervor, determination)

Icelandic

3 entries
  • passía noun (suffering of Jesus)
  • ákafi noun (fervor, determination)
  • ástríða noun (any great emotion)

Ido

1 entries
  • pasiono noun (any great emotion)

Indonesian

4 entries
  • dorongan noun (fervor, determination)
  • gairah noun (any great emotion)
  • hasrat noun (any great emotion)
  • hasrat noun (fervor, determination)

Irish

2 entries
  • Páis name (sufferings of Jesus Christ)
  • ainmhian noun (any great emotion)

Italian

2 entries
  • Passione name (sufferings of Jesus Christ)
  • passione noun (any great emotion)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 受難 noun (suffering of Jesus)
  • 激情 noun (any great emotion)

Kazakh

2 entries
  • ынтықтық noun (any great emotion)
  • құмарлық noun (any great emotion)

Korean

2 entries
  • 수난 noun (suffering of Jesus)
  • 열정 noun (any great emotion)

Latin

4 entries
  • Passiō name (sufferings of Jesus Christ)
  • passio noun (suffering of Jesus)
  • passio noun (commemoration of the suffering of Jesus)
  • perturbatio noun (any great emotion)

Latvian

2 entries
  • kaislība noun (any great emotion)
  • kaislība noun (fervor, determination)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • aistra noun (any great emotion)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • страст noun (any great emotion)

Maltese

1 entries
  • passjoni noun (any great emotion)

Middle English

2 entries
  • passioun noun (any great emotion)
  • passioun noun (suffering of Jesus)

Māori

4 entries
  • awata noun (any great emotion)
  • hemonga noun (object of passionate love or strong interest)
  • koharatanga noun (any great emotion)
  • korou noun (any great emotion)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries
  • lidenskap noun (any great emotion)
  • pasjon noun (any great emotion)
  • pasjon noun (object of passionate love or strong interest)
  • pasjon noun (suffering of Jesus)

Norwegian Nynorsk

4 entries
  • lidenskap noun (any great emotion)
  • pasjon noun (any great emotion)
  • pasjon noun (object of passionate love or strong interest)
  • pasjon noun (suffering of Jesus)

Old English

4 entries
  • bryne noun (any great emotion)
  • mihtmod noun (any great emotion)
  • ontendnes noun (any great emotion)
  • weamet noun (any great emotion)

Old Irish

1 entries
  • céssad name (sufferings of Jesus Christ)

Old Spanish

1 entries
  • Passion name (sufferings of Jesus Christ)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • حرارت noun (fervor, determination)

Persian

3 entries
  • مصائب name (sufferings of Jesus Christ)
  • شَغَف noun (any great emotion)
  • شُوْق noun (any great emotion)

Polish

4 entries
  • męka noun (suffering of Jesus)
  • namiętność noun (any great emotion)
  • pasja noun (any great emotion)
  • pasja noun (fervor, determination)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • Paixão name (sufferings of Jesus Christ)
  • ardor noun (object of passionate love or strong interest)
  • paixão noun (any great emotion)
  • paixão noun (object of passionate love or strong interest)

Romanian

2 entries
  • pasiune noun (any great emotion)
  • patimi noun (suffering of Jesus)

Russian

4 entries
  • аффе́кт noun (any great emotion)
  • запа́л noun (any great emotion)
  • запа́л noun (fervor, determination)
  • му́ка noun (suffering of Jesus)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • अनुराग noun (fervor, determination)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries
  • dèine noun (any great emotion)
  • dèine noun (fervor, determination)
  • dìoghras noun (any great emotion)
  • dìoghras noun (fervor, determination)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • mȕka noun (suffering of Jesus)
  • strȃst noun (any great emotion)
  • му̏ка noun (suffering of Jesus)
  • стра̑ст noun (any great emotion)

Slovak

3 entries
  • vášeň noun (any great emotion)
  • vášeň noun (fervor, determination)
  • vášeň noun (object of passionate love or strong interest)

Slovene

3 entries
  • pasijon noun (commemoration of the suffering of Jesus)
  • strast noun (any great emotion)
  • strast noun (fervor, determination)

Spanish

2 entries
  • Pasión name (sufferings of Jesus Christ)
  • pasión noun (any great emotion)

Swedish

4 entries
  • affekt noun (any great emotion)
  • glöd noun (any great emotion)
  • hänförelse noun (any great emotion)
  • kärlek noun (any great emotion)

Tajik

3 entries
  • рағбат noun (any great emotion)
  • шавқ noun (any great emotion)
  • шағаф noun (any great emotion)

Tocharian B

1 entries
  • eṅkäl noun (any great emotion)

Turkish

2 entries
  • ihtiras noun (any great emotion)
  • tutku noun (any great emotion)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • запа́л noun (fervor, determination)
  • му́ка noun (suffering of Jesus)
  • при́страсть noun (any great emotion)
  • при́страсть noun (object of passionate love or strong interest)

Urdu

3 entries
  • جَذْبَہ noun (any great emotion)
  • جُنُون noun (any great emotion)
  • شَغَف noun (any great emotion)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • ehtiros noun (any great emotion)

Vietnamese

3 entries
  • khổ nạn noun (suffering of Jesus)
  • thương khó noun (suffering of Jesus)
  • đam mê noun (any great emotion)

Volapük

1 entries
  • Lügadramat noun (commemoration of the suffering of Jesus)

Sample sentences

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Passion creates suffering.

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

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You really have a passion for food.

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What passion cannot music raise and quell?

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