passion
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2.0
- noun
- /ˈpæʃən/
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afición
- Discovering learners' passions and interests is one of the best ways to support academic growth.
- share a passion
- develop a passion
- lifelong passion
Work hard, take risks, follow your passion, embrace innovation.
- Work hard, take risks, follow your passion, embrace innovation.
- Then right next to it, same like your passions, what you're good at.
- And like we all know that my big passion in life is books.
- You have a unique passion for gardening.
- There's no time for any other passion and so or hobbies.
- One of my life mottos is follow your passion and live your truth.
- Obviously that's where my passion, my like interests are.
- I have other passions and I make films.
- But meanwhile also he found another passion, which is for example, dancing.
- I have a bit of a passion for cafe food.
Examples
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And like we all know that my big passion in life is books.
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South Harmon actually allowed me the opportunity to rediscover my passion for the arts.
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How do we turn our passion into a career?
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But music is his passion and he will be playing with me.
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I really like your drive and your passion for like what you do.
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My most consistent passion is to connect with people.
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You have a unique passion for gardening.
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Consider young people whose passion for something leads them toward the invention or creation of something unique.
Academic text (2013) -
Problem: Nurses begin their careers infused with a passion for making a difference in the lives of their patients.
Academic text (2011) -
Her passion for painting is evident in every vibrant stroke of her brush.
Synonyms
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1.0
A strong feeling of care and liking for someone or something
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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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3.4
A very strong interest that makes you pay close attention
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3.3
A strong feeling of liking and caring for someone or something
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3.2
Strong love and loyalty to someone or something
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6.3
A strong, excited belief in a cause or idea
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7.5
A strong feeling of love and excitement for someone or something
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5.6
A strong, eager interest in a cause or idea
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5.9
A very strong, excited feeling that makes people act
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8.0
A very strong wish to have or do something
A strong, loving loyalty and care for someone or something
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
How Devoted
Surface Forms
Etymology
When passion means a strong love for an activity or subject it still follows the old Latin passio 'suffering' from patior 'to suffer'. That origin helps explain why a true passion makes you give time and care to something as if it strongly moves you.