passional

English

Etymology

From Middle English passional, from Late Latin passiōnālis; equivalent to passion +‎ -al.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -æʃənəl

Noun

passional (plural passionals)

  1. a book describing sufferings of martyrs

Adjective

passional (comparative more passional, superlative most passional)

  1. 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)

  1. passionate (having strong emotion)

Descendants
  • English: passional

References

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)

  1. passional

Derived terms

Noun

passional m (uncountable)

  1. (Catholicism) passional
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