unsmotherable passion
- noun
- Literature
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pasión irrefrenable
- Her unsmotherable passion for painting was evident in every brushstroke.
Examples
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Despite the many obstacles, his unsmotherable passion for music never faded.
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He had an unsmotherable passion for adventure that led him to travel the world.
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Her unsmotherable passion for painting inspired everyone who visited her studio.
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He pursued his dreams with an unsmotherable passion that inspired others.
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Despite the many obstacles, his unsmotherable passion for music never faded.
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He had an unsmotherable passion for adventure that led him to travel the world.
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He pursued his dreams with an unsmotherable passion that inspired others.
Synonyms
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5.9
A very strong, excited feeling that makes people act
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7.8
Very strong feelings of love or desire that you cannot control
A strong feeling of passion or a sense of burning heat in writing
A strong inner feeling that makes someone want to do something
A strong feeling of love or interest that grows slowly
A very strong feeling of admiration and excitement that inspires wonder
How Passionate
Surface Forms
Morphology
unsmotherable + passion
Although 'unsmotherable' is rare, it is transparently analyzable as un- (not) + smotherable (able to be smothered), so the overall phrase reads as a passion that cannot be smothered. A B1 learner who knows 'smother' (and common affixes un- and -able) and 'passion' can therefore infer the meaning 'a passion that cannot be suppressed', making the expression compositional and transparent.
Etymology
Unsmotherable passion gives the image of a fire that keeps burning even when someone tries to cover it. The verb 'smother' means to cover to stop a flame or to stop breathing, so unsmotherable means 'cannot be stopped' and passion is a very strong feeling, which is why the phrase means a feeling you cannot hold back.