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

• Salopians

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

• “passiọ̄nāl, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.si.oˈnaw/ [pa.sɪ.oˈnaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /pa.sjoˈnaw/ [pa.sjoˈnaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.sjuˈnal/ [pɐ.sjuˈnaɫ]

• (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

• passionalmente

Related terms

• paixão

Noun

passional m (uncountable)

1. (Catholicism) passional