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  • English Word Passibility Definition The quality or state of being passible; aptness to feel or suffer; sensibility.
  • English Word Passible Definition Susceptible of feeling or suffering, or of impressions from external agents.
  • English Word Passibleness Definition Passibility.
  • English Word Passiflora Definition A genus of plants, including the passion flower. It is the type of the order Passifloreae, which includes about nineteen genera and two hundred and fifty species.
  • English Word Passim Definition Here and there; everywhere; as, this word occurs passim in the poem.
  • English Word Passing Definition of Pass
  • English Word Passing Definition The act of one who, or that which, passes; the act of going by or away.
  • English Word Passing Definition Relating to the act of passing or going; going by, beyond, through, or away; departing.
  • English Word Passing Definition Exceeding; surpassing, eminent.
  • English Word Passing Definition Exceedingly; excessively; surpassingly; as, passing fair; passing strange.
  • English Word Passingly Definition Exceedingly.
  • English Word Passion Definition A suffering or enduring of imposed or inflicted pain; any suffering or distress (as, a cardiac passion); specifically, the suffering of Christ between the time of the last supper and his death, esp. in the garden upon the cross.
  • English Word Passion Definition The state of being acted upon; subjection to an external agent or influence; a passive condition; -- opposed to action.
  • English Word Passion Definition Capacity of being affected by external agents; susceptibility of impressions from external agents.
  • English Word Passion Definition The state of the mind when it is powerfully acted upon and influenced by something external to itself; the state of any particular faculty which, under such conditions, becomes extremely sensitive or uncontrollably excited; any emotion or sentiment (specifically, love or anger) in a state of abnormal or controlling activity; an extreme or inordinate desire; also, the capacity or susceptibility of being so affected; as, to be in a passion; the passions of love, hate, jealously, wrath, ambition, avarice, fear, etc.; a passion for war, or for drink; an orator should have passion as well as rhetorical skill.
  • English Word Passion Definition Disorder of the mind; madness.
  • English Word Passion Definition Passion week. See Passion week, below.
  • English Word Passion Definition To give a passionate character to.
  • English Word Passion Definition To suffer pain or sorrow; to experience a passion; to be extremely agitated.
  • English Word Passional Definition Of or pertaining to passion or the passions; exciting, influenced by, or ministering to, the passions.
  • English Word Passional Definition A passionary.
  • English Word Passionary Definition A book in which are described the sufferings of saints and martyrs.
  • English Word Passionate Definition Capable or susceptible of passion, or of different passions; easily moved, excited or agitated; specifically, easily moved to anger; irascible; quick-tempered; as, a passionate nature.
  • English Word Passionate Definition Characterized by passion; expressing passion; ardent in feeling or desire; vehement; warm; as, a passionate friendship.
  • English Word Passionate Definition Suffering; sorrowful.
  • English Word Passionate Definition To affect with passion; to impassion.
  • English Word Passionate Definition To express feelingly or sorrowfully.
  • English Word Passionately Definition In a passionate manner; with strong feeling; ardently.
  • English Word Passionately Definition Angrily; irascibly.
  • English Word Passionateness Definition The state or quality of being passionate.