Standard Lemma guide

passionately

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈpæʃənətli/
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  • CMU ARPABET: P AE1 SH AH0 N AH0 T L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a passionate manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a stormy or violent manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stormily, turbulently

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

with passion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she kissed him passionately

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English passionate Middle English -ly English -ly English passionately From passionate + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: apassionadament — in a passionate manner
  • Czech: vášnivě — in a passionate manner
  • Esperanto: pasie — in a passionate manner
  • Finnish: intohimoisesti — in a passionate manner
  • French: passionnément — in a passionate manner
  • German: leidenschaftlich — in a passionate manner
  • Hungarian: hevesen — in a passionate manner
  • Hungarian: szenvedélyesen — in a passionate manner
  • Italian: appassionatamente — in a passionate manner
  • Middle English: lovely — in a passionate manner
  • Middle English: paramour — in a passionate manner
  • Portuguese: apaixonadamente — in a passionate manner
  • Russian: стра́стно (strástno) — in a passionate manner
  • Russian: горячо́ (gorjačó) — in a passionate manner
  • Slovak: vášnivo — in a passionate manner
  • Spanish: apasionadamente — in a passionate manner