passionate love affair

  • 1love affair — noun (C) 1 a romantic sexual relationship, usually between two people who are not married to each other: a passionate love affair see also: affair (3) 2 a strong enjoyment of something: the great American love affair with the automobile …

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  • 2passionate — pas|sion|ate [ˈpæʃənıt] adj 1.) showing or involving very strong feelings of sexual love ▪ He had a brief but passionate love affair with an older woman. ▪ a very passionate young man ▪ a passionate lover ▪ a passionate kiss 2.) someone who has a …

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  • 3passionate — [[t]pæ̱ʃənət[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED A passionate person has very strong feelings about something or a strong belief in something. ...his passionate commitment to peace... I m a passionate believer in public art... He is very passionate about the… …

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  • 4love — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Strong affection Nouns 1. love, fondness, liking; inclination, desire; regard, admiration, affection, tenderness, heart, attachment, yearning; gallantry; passion, flame, devotion, infatuation, adoration; …

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  • 5Passionate Minds — infobox Book | name = Passionate Minds image caption =The front cover of Passionate Minds author = David Bodanis cover design = Debbie Clement country = United Kingdom language = English genre = Novel publisher = Little, Brown release date = 2006 …

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  • 6affair — noun 1 event/situation ADJECTIVE ▪ whole ▪ She saw the whole affair as a great joke. ▪ glittering, grand ▪ I knew that the wedding would be a grand affair. ▪ …

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  • 7love — /luv/, n., v., loved, loving. n. 1. a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person. 2. a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a parent, child, or friend. 3. sexual passion or desire. 4. a person toward whom… …

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  • 8Love — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Love >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 love love Sgm: N 1 fondness fondness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 liking liking Sgm: N 1 inclination inclination &c.(desire) 865 Sgm: N 1 regard regard …

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  • 9love — [[t]lʌv[/t]] n. v. loved, lov•ing 1) a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person, esp. when based on sexual attraction 2) a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection 3) a person toward whom love is felt 4) a love… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 10affair — (n.) c.1300, what one has to do, from Anglo French afere, O.Fr. afaire (12c., Mod.Fr. affaire) business, event; rank, estate, from the infinitive phrase à faire to do, from L. ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + facere to do, make (see FACTITIOUS …

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