Passion, n.
- 1. Suffering (specifically that of Christ by crucifixion).
- 2. Emotion, ardor, fervor, zeal, rapture, transport, excitement, impulse, glow, strong feeling.
- 3. Zeal, ardor, vehement desire.
- 4. Pathos, warmth of feeling, tender emotion.
- 5. Anger, resentment, wrath, indignation, fury, rage, vehemence, excitement.
- 6. Love, affection, attachment, fondness, devotion, adoration.
- 7. Object of passion, absorbing pursuit, rage.
Passionate, a.
- 1. Warm, ardent, earnest, vehement, excited, animated, fiery, enthusiastic, fervent, glowing, burning,
zealous, violent, furious, impetuous, impulsive, impassioned.
- 2. Irascible, excitable, choleric, hasty, impatient, touchy, hot, peppery, hot-tempered, angry, quick-tampered,
hot-headed, fiery, violent.
Passionless, a.
- 1. Impassive, unsusceptible, unimpressible, apathetic, cold, phlegmatic, stoical, cold-blooded, without
passion or feeling, self-contained.
- 2. Cool, calm, collected, unmoved, quiet, imperturbable, of a calm temper.
Passion week. Holy Week, week before Easter.
Passive, a.
- 1. Quiet, quiescent, inert, inactive, receptive.
- 2. Unresisting, submissive, patient, long-suffering, enduring, suffering.
Passiveness, n.
- 1. Passivity.