Impassioned vs. Impassionate — What's the Difference?
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Difference Between Impassioned and Impassionate
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Definitions
Impassioned
Filled with or showing great emotion
She made an impassioned plea for help
Impassionate
Filled with passion; impassioned
Impassioned
Filled with passion; fervent
An impassioned plea for justice.
Impassionate
Lacking passion; dispassionate
Impassioned
Filled with intense emotion or passion; fervent.
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Impassionate
(transitive) to affect powerfully; to arouse the passions of
Impassioned
Actuated or characterized by passion or zeal; showing warmth of feeling; ardent; animated; excited; as, an impassioned orator or discourse.
Impassionate
Strongly affected.
Impassioned
Characterized by intense emotion;
Ardent love
An ardent lover
A burning enthusiasm
A fervent desire to change society
A fervent admirer
Fiery oratory
An impassioned appeal
A torrid love affair
Impassionate
Without passion or feeling.
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Impassionate
To affect powerfully; to arouse the passions of.