impassioned

1. 1.

   characterized by intense emotion

   “ardent love”

   “an ardent lover”

   “a fervent desire to change society”

   “a fervent admirer”

   “fiery oratory”

   “an impassioned appeal”

   “a torrid love affair”

   Synonymsardentferventfervidfieryperfervidtorrid

   Similarpassionate

Questions about impassioned

What does impassioned mean?

impassioned means "characterized by intense emotion".

How many syllables are in impassioned?

impassioned has 3 syllables: im-pas-sioned. The stress falls on "pas". In IPA it is /ˌɪmˈpæʃənd/.

What is another word for impassioned?

Close synonyms include ardent, fervent, fervid, fiery, perfervid. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is impassioned a common word?

impassioned is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.