Fiery vs. Passionate — What's the Difference?

Consisting of fire or burning strongly and brightly

Having, showing, or caused by strong feelings or beliefs

Consisting of or containing fire.

Capable of, having, or dominated by powerful emotions

Burning or glowing.

Wrathful by temperament; choleric.

Using or effected with fire.

Marked by strong sexual desire; amorous or lustful.

Easily ignited; flammable.

Showing or expressing strong emotion; ardent

Having the color of fire; brightly red

Arising from or marked by passion

Torridly hot.

Given to strong feeling, sometimes romantic, sexual, or both.

Feverishly hot and flushed

Fired with intense feeling.

Being in an inflamed, usually painful condition

(obsolete) Suffering; sorrowful.

Easily excited or emotionally volatile; tempestuous

A passionate individual.

Charged with emotion; spirited

(obsolete) To fill with passion, or with another given emotion.

Of or relating to fire.

(obsolete) To express with great emotion.

Burning or glowing.

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.

Inflammable or easily ignited.

Characterized by passion; expressing passion; ardent in feeling or desire; vehement; warm; as, a passionate friendship.

Having the colour of fire.

Suffering; sorrowful.

Hot or inflamed.

To affect with passion; to impassion.

Tempestuous or emotionally volatile.

To express feelingly or sorrowfully.

Spirited or filled with emotion.

Having or expressing strong emotions

Consisting of, containing, or resembling, fire; as, the fiery gulf of Etna; a fiery appearance.

Vehement; ardent; very active; impetuous.

Passionate; easily provoked; irritable.

Unrestrained; fierce; mettlesome; spirited.

Heated by fire, or as if by fire; burning hot; parched; feverish.

Characterized by intense emotion;

Like or suggestive of fire;

Very intense;