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passion

n. a feeling of strong sexual desire

Passion

n. the suffering of Jesus at the crucifixion

love

n. any object of warm affection or devotion; "the theater was her first love"; "he has a passion for cock fighting";

passionateness

n. strong feeling or emotion

mania

n. an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action

rage

n. something that is desired intensely; "his rage for fame destroyed him"

heat, warmth

n. the trait of being intensely emotional

ardor, ardour

n. intense feeling of love

devotion, devotedness

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

exaltation, transport, ecstasy, rapture

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

taste, preference, predilection, penchant

n. a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"

fondness, fancy, partiality

n. a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey"

fury, rage, madness

n. a feeling of intense anger; "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"; "his face turned red with rage"

zest, relish, gusto, zestfulness

n. vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

vitality, verve

n. an energetic style

irritation, pique, temper

n. a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood"

love

n. a strong positive emotion of regard and affection; "his love for his work"; "children need a lot of love"

admiration, esteem

n. a feeling of delighted approval and liking

admiration, wonder, wonderment

n. the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

regard

n. a feeling of friendship and esteem; "she mistook his manly regard for love"; "he inspires respect"

respect, esteem

n. an attitude of admiration or esteem; "she lost all respect for him"

anger, ire, choler

n. a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

scene, fit, tantrum

n. a display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene"

mania, manic disorder

n. a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently

way, fashion, style, manner, mode

n. how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion"

style, vogue, trend

n. the popular taste at a given time; "leather is the latest vogue"; "he followed current trends"; "the 1920s had a style of their own"

furor, furore, fad, craze, cult, rage

n. an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"

fashion

n. the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior

life

n. a motive for living; "pottery was his life"

craving

n. an intense desire for some particular thing

longing, yearning

n. prolonged unfulfilled desire or need

fire, ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour, fervency

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

excitement

n. the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up; "his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"; "he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation"

apathy, indifference

n. unbiased impartial unconcern

unemotionality, emotionlessness, stolidity, impassivity, indifference, phlegm

n. apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions

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