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Nouns (9)

n. intense feeling of love

n. a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause); "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor"; "he felt a kind of religious zeal"

fire, ardour, fervor, fervour, fervency

n. feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor"

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Fuzzynyms (103)

passion, passionateness

n. strong feeling or emotion

exaltation, transport, ecstasy, rapture

n. a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens

enthusiasm

n. a feeling of excitement

enthusiasm

n. a feeling of excitement

fire, ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour, fervency

n. feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor"

anticipation, expectancy

n. pleasurable expectation

stir, excitement

n. emotional agitation and excitement

excitement, exhilaration

n. the feeling of lively and cheerful joy; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed"

zest, relish, gusto, zestfulness

n. vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

delectation, delight

n. a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; "his delight to see her was obvious to all"

liking

n. a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment; "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin"

pleasure, pleasance

n. a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience; "he was tingling with pleasure"

radicalism

n. the political orientation of those who favor revolutionary change in government and society

extremism

n. any political theory favoring immoderate uncompromising policies

bigotry, dogmatism

n. the intolerance and prejudice of a bigot

chauvinism, jingoism, superpatriotism, ultranationalism

n. fanatical patriotism

fanaticism, monomania, zealotry

n. excessive intolerance of opposing views

vitality, verve

n. an energetic style

devotion, devotedness

n. feelings of ardent love; "their devotion to each other was beautiful"

veneration, reverence, awe

n. a profound emotion inspired by a deity; "the fear of God"

emotion

n. any strong feeling

envy, enviousness, the green-eyed monster

n. a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another

sensation

n. a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest; "anticipation produced in me a sensation somewhere between hope and fear"

fervidness, zeal

n. excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end; "he had an absolute zeal for litigation"

elan, ardor, ardour, zeal

n. a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause); "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor"; "he felt a kind of religious zeal"

enthusiasm

n. a feeling of excitement

anticipation, expectancy

n. pleasurable expectation

stir, excitement

n. emotional agitation and excitement

excitement, exhilaration

n. the feeling of lively and cheerful joy; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed"

heat, warmth, passion

n. the trait of being intensely emotional

radicalism

n. the political orientation of those who favor revolutionary change in government and society

extremism

n. any political theory favoring immoderate uncompromising policies

bigotry, dogmatism

n. the intolerance and prejudice of a bigot

chauvinism, jingoism, superpatriotism, ultranationalism

n. fanatical patriotism

fanaticism, monomania, zealotry

n. excessive intolerance of opposing views

zest, relish, gusto, zestfulness

n. vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

feeling

n. the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"

heart, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, affection, warmheartedness

n. a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home"

inclination

n. that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking; "her inclination is for classical music"

persuasion, view, opinion, thought, sentiment

n. a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"

n. a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion"

position, view, perspective

n. a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view"

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Antonyms (6)

execration, abhorrence, abomination, detestation, loathing, odium

n. hate coupled with disgust

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