passionate
having or expressing strong emotions
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,663 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,269 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- having or expressing strong emotions
passionate in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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For anything doing so he had a passionate craving, and so he was ready to rejoice.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1
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Here they continued conversing--Henry pleading in the most passionate manner, and Anne maintaining a show of offended pride.
Windsor Castle · William Harrison Ainsworth · Chapter 1
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She is intense, high-strung, romantic, immeasurably proud of her Cavalier blood, and passionate in her love for her young husband.
A Double Barrelled Detective Story · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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If the buttery-hatch at court stood continually open, there would be nothing so passionate crowding, nor hot suit after the beverage.
The White Devil · John Webster · Chapter 1
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As to Maxence, he would vainly have tried to conceal the passionate interest with which he was listening to these unexpected confidences.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1