passional
English
Etymology
From Middle English passional, from Late Latin passiōnālis; equivalent to passion + -al.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -æʃənəl
Noun
passional (plural passionals)
- a book describing sufferings of martyrs
Adjective
passional (comparative more passional, superlative most passional)
- characterized by passion
- 1957: the promise of a release in her passional self — Lawrence Durrell, Justine, p.71 (Faber)
Anagrams
Middle English
Etymology
From Late Latin passiōnālis; equivalent to passioun + -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌpasioːnˈaːl/, /ˌpasjunˈaːl/
Adjective
passional (rare)
- passionate (having strong emotion)
Descendants
- English: passional
References
- “passiọ̄nāl, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.si.oˈnaw/ [pa.sɪ.oˈnaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /pa.sjoˈnaw/ [pa.sjoˈnaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐ.sjuˈnal/ [pɐ.sjuˈnaɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐ.sjuˈna.li/
- Rhymes: -al, -aw
- Hyphenation: pas‧si‧o‧nal
Adjective
passional m or f (plural passionais)
Derived terms
Related terms
Noun
passional m (uncountable)