Passionate vs. Tempestuous — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Passionate and Tempestuous
Definitions
Passionate➦
Having, showing, or caused by strong feelings or beliefs
He's passionate about football
Passionate pleas for help
Tempestuous➦
Characterized by violent emotions or actions; tumultuous
A tempestuous relationship.
Passionate➦
Capable of, having, or dominated by powerful emotions
A family of passionate personalities.
Tempestuous➦
Of, relating to, or resembling a tempest
Tempestuous gales.
Passionate➦
Wrathful by temperament; choleric.
Tempestuous➦
Of, or resembling, a tempest; stormy, tumultuous.
Passionate➦
Marked by strong sexual desire; amorous or lustful.
Tempestuous➦
Of or pertaining to a tempest; involving or resembling a tempest; turbulent; violent; stormy; as, tempestuous weather; a tempestuous night; a tempestuous debate.
They saw the Hebrew leader,Waiting, and clutching his tempestuous beard.
Passionate➦
Showing or expressing strong emotion; ardent
A passionate speech against injustice.
Tempestuous➦
(of the elements) as if showing violent anger;
Angry clouds on the horizon
Furious winds
The raging sea
Passionate➦
Arising from or marked by passion
A teacher who is passionate about her subject.
Passionate➦
Given to strong feeling, sometimes romantic, sexual, or both.
Mandy is a passionate lover.
Passionate➦
Fired with intense feeling.
Passionate➦
(obsolete) Suffering; sorrowful.
Passionate➦
A passionate individual.
Passionate➦
(obsolete) To fill with passion, or with another given emotion.
Passionate➦
(obsolete) To express with great emotion.
Passionate➦
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.
Homer's Achilles is haughty and passionate.
Passionate➦
Characterized by passion; expressing passion; ardent in feeling or desire; vehement; warm; as, a passionate friendship.
Passionate➦
Suffering; sorrowful.
Passionate➦
To affect with passion; to impassion.
Great pleasure, mixed with pitiful regard,The godly king and queen did passionate.
Passionate➦
To express feelingly or sorrowfully.
Passionate➦
Having or expressing strong emotions
