PASSIONATENESS Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

passionateness

noun

Definition of passionateness

as in intensity

depth of feeling delivers his sermons with a degree of passionateness that is positively electrifying

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Noun

The Dropkick Murphys build intensity through repetition, allowing the track to accelerate without losing its rawness.

— Brittney Williams, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2026
That's awesome but then again college sports are in my opinion better then the professional level mainly because of the intensity of the crowd .

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of intensity

Noun

Gemini May 21 – June 20 A creative idea may attract more enthusiasm than practical support.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Sep. 2026
Thomas said Aries energy is associated with momentum, enthusiasm and passion and could inspire people to pursue new directions or goals.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of enthusiasm

Noun

East of this zone, the extra warmth is nearing 4 degrees Celsius, beating the previous record event in 1997 by half a degree.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Her presence, too, is felt in the people who now inhabit the space, like her granddaughter Charley, 25, whose easy warmth recalls qualities long ascribed to the matriarch.

— Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of warmth

Noun

In the early 1960s, California real estate developer Joseph Eichler took his passion for modernist architecture to San Francisco, working with the architect Claude Oakland to design 104 single-family homes in the city’s Diamond Heights neighborhood.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026
For Royal, the seven-year-old girl who first fell in love with the guitar could hardly have imagined where that passion would take her.

— Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of passion

Noun

Political violence has become a twisted form of virtue signaling.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
Wells’ family has continued to press for transparency and answers throughout the investigation, amid speculation fueled against the backdrop of Mississippi’s fraught history of racial violence.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of violence

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