passion
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3.3
- noun
- /ˈpæʃən/
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pasión sexual
- Man-woman sexual intercourse, as an act of passion often leading to childbearing, has important implications for society.
- sexual passion
- passion and desire
- passion and lust
Doctor Helen Fisher a long time ago wrote about lust, passion and commitment.
- Doctor Helen Fisher a long time ago wrote about lust, passion and commitment.
- He says attraction plus an obstacle equals passion.
- What I mean by it slipped, I mean in the passion of love making it happened.
- But one of the things that makes sex hottest is when passion is mixed with sensuality.
- And this is the principle for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
- And the fourth quality that men found super hot is passion.
- We have asked how do you spice things up in your relationship because we have a dilemma coming and it was just like about passion.
Examples
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Heathcliff is the one for whom I feel strong sexual passion, but not for my husband.
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Her skin was milk pale, delicately flushed from the passion that heated it.
Fiction book (1990) -
Do you never feel passion for us?
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Our passion was just too intense to survive
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I'd convinced myself that his passion was more important than mine.
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But one of the things that makes sex hottest is when passion is mixed with sensuality.
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Making love is an act of passion between two people to affirm their vows of love.
Fiction book (1993) -
"The heart-pounding passion of the narrow escape only inflamed Loretta's desire for him.
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In the midst of their heated argument, their mutual attraction transformed the tension into a passionate embrace.
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Her passion for him was evident in the way she looked at him, filled with desire and longing.
Synonyms
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1.0
A deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction for another person
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1.6
A strong wish to have or experience something
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5.8
Strong feeling of energy and passion
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3.7
A very strong desire for things like food or cigarettes
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5.2
A very strong desire for something, often for things people see as forbidden
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9.9
A strong sexual attraction to someone
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7.5
A feeling of sexual excitement before sexual activity
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3.8
A strong wish to have sex with another person
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7.5
A strong feeling of love and excitement for someone or something
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4.2
A strong desire to have sex
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3.2
A feeling of wanting to have sex with someone
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8.3
A strong feeling of wanting to have sex
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5.3
A strong physical and mental feeling of sexual excitement from touch or thoughts
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9.9
A strong sexual desire for another person
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7.2
A strong desire to have sex with someone
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4.9
Strong romantic and physical attraction between two people that often includes intimate contact
1
7.8
Very strong feelings of love or desire that you cannot control
A strong desire to have sex
A strong feeling of sexual desire and attraction for another person
A very strong desire you cannot stop or control
A very strong feeling of admiration and excitement that inspires wonder
A strong inner feeling that makes someone want to do something
A strong feeling of passion or a sense of burning heat in writing
A strong feeling of love or desire for someone
A strong feeling of love or interest that grows slowly
Antonyms
Compounds
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2.4
A small tropical fruit with a hard skin and sweet, slightly sour pulp used in drinks and desserts
- Formal
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7.9
The week before Easter when Christians remember the events leading to Jesus' death on the cross
A long tropical fruit with soft sweet inside that people eat or make into juice
- Formal
The fifth Sunday in Lent that begins the two-week time to remember Jesus' suffering before Easter
- Literature
A very strong feeling of admiration and excitement that inspires wonder
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Passion for sexual desire also comes from the Latin passio 'suffering' (from patior 'to suffer'). A helpful way to remember this is to think of desire that 'takes over' a person, which is why intense attraction is called passion.