passion: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 9 letter points · starts with P · ends with N
Meaning of passion
noun
- countable, uncountable
A true desire sustained or prolonged.
- countable, uncountable
Any great, strong, powerful emotion, especially romantic love or extreme hate.
Example: We share a passion for books.
- countable, uncountable
Fervor, determination.
Example: I spoke with a burning passion.
- countable, uncountable
An object of passionate or romantic love or strong romantic interest.
Example: It started as a hobby, but now my motorbike collection has become my passion.
Listed forms: passions.
Source: Wiktionary — passion.
verb
- transitive
To give a passionate character to.
- obsolete
To suffer pain or sorrow; to experience a passion; to be extremely agitated.
Listed forms: passions, passioning, passioned.
Source: Wiktionary — passion.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for passion.
noun
a strong feeling or emotion
- passionateness
noun
the trait of being intensely emotional
noun
something that is desired intensely
noun
an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is passion in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of passion
P(3) + A(1) + S(1) + S(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 9 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of passion
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from passion
81 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in passion. Showing up to 24, longest first.