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US
/ˌɪmˈpæʃənd/
]
[ UK /ɪmpˈæʃənd/ ]
[ UK /ɪmpˈæʃənd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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characterized by intense emotion
an ardent lover
a torrid love affair
ardent love
a fervent admirer
fiery oratory
an impassioned appeal
a fervent desire to change society
How To Use impassioned In A Sentence
- And so, against all the odds, and all the elements, Powell got to make his wistful and impassioned film.
- _merit-thermometer_, a sort of _Aeolian-harp-test_; in the flat parts his voice was unimpassioned, but if the gust of genius swept over the wires, his tones rose in intensity, till his own energy of feeling and expression kindled in others a sympathetic impulse, which the dull were forced to feel, whilst his animated recitations threw fresh meaning into the minds of the more discerning. Reminiscences of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey
- His impassioned defence of free speech changed the tenor of the debate.
- They also star as Ronnie and Sammi, whose hot/cold romance is celebrated in an impassioned duet with a title unprintable here. NYT > Home Page
- Their three-guitar lineup produced a wall of overlapping sound, immersing the audience in impassioned songs mostly about love, and occasionally hate.
- & odq; I had noticed that she was much changed, & cdq; Mr. Wentworth declared, in a tone whose unexpressive, unimpassioned quality appeared to Felix to reveal a profundity of opposition. & odq; It may be that she is only becoming what you call a charming woman. &cdq; The Europeans
- For this was the unfortunate moment which he chose to launch another of his impassioned diatribes at the worldliness, the luxury, the intrigues, the meretricious bedizenment of wealthy and high-born women. Gathering Clouds: A Tale of the Days of St. Chrysostom
- But the mestizoes, Spanish in their contempt for the Indians, and Indian in their hatred which they had vowed against the Spaniards, burned with both these vivid and impassioned sentiments. The Pearl of Lima A Story of True Love
- In one of her famously impassioned speeches - between threats to bloody noses - she blasted what she called the objectification, disrespect and "violence" toward women, slamming her fist so hard against the lectern that her bracelet shattered. NYT > Home Page
- That night we must have performed for over 100 people - the most impassioned audience we'd ever had.