extravagant passion
1passion — passionful, adj. passionfully, adv. passionfulness, n. passionlike, adj. /pash euhn/, n. 1. any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate. 2. strong amorous feeling or desire; love; ardor. 3. strong sexual desire; lust. 4. an… …
2passion — /ˈpæʃən / (say pashuhn) noun 1. any kind of feeling or emotion, as hope, fear, joy, grief, anger, love, desire, etc., especially when of compelling force. 2. strong amorous feeling or desire. 3. passionate sexual love. 4. an instance or… …
3infatuation — noun 1. a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration (Freq. 2) • Derivationally related forms: ↑infatuate • Hypernyms: ↑passion, ↑passionateness 2. temporary love of an adolescent • Syn: ↑ …
4Infatuate — In*fat u*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Infatuated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Infatuating}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To make foolish; to affect with folly; to weaken the intellectual powers of, or to deprive of sound judgment. [1913 Webster] The judgment of God… …
5Infatuated — Infatuate In*fat u*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Infatuated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Infatuating}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To make foolish; to affect with folly; to weaken the intellectual powers of, or to deprive of sound judgment. [1913 Webster] The judgment… …
6Infatuating — Infatuate In*fat u*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Infatuated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Infatuating}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To make foolish; to affect with folly; to weaken the intellectual powers of, or to deprive of sound judgment. [1913 Webster] The judgment… …
7anthomania — noun An extravagant passion for flowers …
8concupiscence — n. 1. Inordinate desire, morbid longing, sinful craving, extravagant passion, depraved appetite. 2. Lust, lewdness, lechery, lasciviousness, pruriency, carnal desire, animal appetite …
9fou — ( ou fol ) , folle [ fu, fɔl ] n. et adj. • fol 1080; lat. follis « sac, ballon plein d air », par métaph. ironique I ♦ N. FOU ou (vx ou plaisant) FOL. 1 ♦ Cour. (ne s emploie plus en psychiatrie) …
10literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
