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lust
An overwhelming desire or craving:
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  1. An overwhelming desire or craving:
  2. Excessive sexual desire, esp. as seeking unrestrained gratification
  3. A desire to gratify the senses; bodily appetite
craving
A consuming desire; a yearning.
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  1. A consuming desire; a yearning.
  2. An intense and prolonged desire; yearning or appetite, as for affection or a food or drug
appetite
A desire to satisfy some craving of the body; specif., a desire for food, or, sometimes, a desire for some specific food
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  1. A desire to satisfy some craving of the body; specif., a desire for food, or, sometimes, a desire for some specific food
  2. A strong wish or urge:
  3. A collective demand:
temper
A state of mind or emotion; disposition:
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  1. A state of mind or emotion; disposition:
  2. A tendency to become easily angry or irritable:
  3. Anger; rage:
amorousness
The state or quality of being amorous.
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  1. The state or quality of being amorous.
concupiscence
Strong desire or appetite, esp. sexual desire; lust
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  1. Strong desire or appetite, esp. sexual desire; lust
emotion
A mental state that arises spontaneously rather than through conscious effort and is often accompanied by physiological changes; a feeling:
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  1. A mental state that arises spontaneously rather than through conscious effort and is often accompanied by physiological changes; a feeling:
  2. Any specific feeling; any of various complex reactions with both mental and physical manifestations, as love, hate, fear, anger, etc.
  3. Strong feeling; excitement
feeling
An awareness or impression:
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  1. An awareness or impression:
  2. The sense of touch:
  3. Appreciative regard or understanding:
ardor
Eagerness; enthusiasm; zeal
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  1. Eagerness; enthusiasm; zeal
  2. Emotional warmth; passion
  3. Intensity of emotion, especially strong desire, enthusiasm, or devotion.
outburst
A sudden, violent expression of emotion or activity
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  1. A sudden, violent expression of emotion or activity
  2. A sudden, violent display, as of activity or emotion:
  3. A sudden release, as of feeling, energy, noise, etc.
intensity
(Physics) The amount of force or energy of heat, light, sound, electric current, etc. per unit area, volume, charge, etc.
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  1. (Physics) The amount of force or energy of heat, light, sound, electric current, etc. per unit area, volume, charge, etc.
  2. The strength of a color, especially the degree to which it lacks its complementary color.
  3. Extreme degree of anything
ardor
Emotional warmth; passion
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  1. Emotional warmth; passion
  2. Intensity of emotion, especially strong desire, enthusiasm, or devotion.
  3. Intense heat; fire
fervency
The state of being fervent
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  1. The state of being fervent
  2. The condition or quality of being fervent.
  3. Great warmth of feeling; ardor
fervor
Great warmth and intensity of emotion.
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  1. Great warmth and intensity of emotion.
  2. Intense heat.
fire
A rapid, persistent chemical change that releases heat and light and is accompanied by flame, especially the exothermic oxidation of a combustible substance:
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  1. A rapid, persistent chemical change that releases heat and light and is accompanied by flame, especially the exothermic oxidation of a combustible substance:
  2. The discharge of firearms or artillery:
  3. Liveliness and vivacity of imagination; brilliance:
amorousness
The state or quality of being amorous.
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  1. The state or quality of being amorous.
fancy
An inclination, liking, or fondness, often transient
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  1. An inclination, liking, or fondness, often transient
  2. The mental faculty through which whims, visions, and fantasies are summoned up; imagination, especially of a whimsical or fantastic nature.
  3. The enthusiasts or fans of a sport or pursuit considered as a group.
love
A feeling of brotherhood and good will toward other people
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  1. A feeling of brotherhood and good will toward other people
  2. An expression of one's love or affection
  3. An expression of one's affection:
romance
A love affair:
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  1. A love affair:
  2. Excitement, love, and adventure of the kind found in such literature; romantic quality or spirit
  3. A love affair
concupiscence
Strong desire or appetite, esp. sexual desire; lust
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  1. Strong desire or appetite, esp. sexual desire; lust
desire
An instance of this feeling:
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  1. An instance of this feeling:
  2. A strong wish or craving
  3. An object of such feeling or passion:
eroticism
Erotic quality or character
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  1. Erotic quality or character
  2. Sexual excitement or behavior
  3. Sexual instincts or desire
erotism
Eroticism.
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  1. Eroticism.
itch
A restless desire; hankering
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  1. A restless desire; hankering
  2. A restless desire or craving for something:
  3. An irritating sensation on the skin that makes one want to scratch the affected part
lust
An overwhelming desire or craving:
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  1. An overwhelming desire or craving:
  2. Excessive sexual desire, esp. as seeking unrestrained gratification
  3. A desire to gratify the senses; bodily appetite
prurience
The quality of being prurient.
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  1. The quality of being prurient.
love
A feeling of brotherhood and good will toward other people
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  1. A feeling of brotherhood and good will toward other people
  2. An expression of one's love or affection
  3. An expression of one's affection:
love affair
An affair; an adulterous relationship. Used colloquially to distinguish which type of affair, leaving less room for doubt.
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  1. An affair; an adulterous relationship. Used colloquially to distinguish which type of affair, leaving less room for doubt.
  2. An intimate sexual relationship or episode between lovers.
  3. A strong enthusiasm:
romance
A love affair:
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  1. A love affair:
  2. Excitement, love, and adventure of the kind found in such literature; romantic quality or spirit
  3. A love affair
ardor
Intensity of emotion, especially strong desire, enthusiasm, or devotion.
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  1. Intensity of emotion, especially strong desire, enthusiasm, or devotion.
  2. Eagerness; enthusiasm; zeal
  3. Intense heat; fire
enthusiasm
Intense or eager interest; zeal; fervor
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  1. Intense or eager interest; zeal; fervor
  2. (Archaic) Ecstasy arising from supposed possession by a god.
  3. A source or cause of great excitement or interest.
fervor
Great warmth of emotion; ardor; zeal
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  1. Great warmth of emotion; ardor; zeal
  2. Intense heat.
fire
A rapid, persistent chemical change that releases heat and light and is accompanied by flame, especially the exothermic oxidation of a combustible substance:
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  1. A rapid, persistent chemical change that releases heat and light and is accompanied by flame, especially the exothermic oxidation of a combustible substance:
  2. The discharge of firearms or artillery:
  3. Liveliness and vivacity of imagination; brilliance:
zeal
Intense enthusiasm, as in working for a cause; ardent endeavor or devotion; ardor; fervor
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  1. Intense enthusiasm, as in working for a cause; ardent endeavor or devotion; ardor; fervor
zealousness
The quality of being zealous; zeal.
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  1. The quality of being zealous; zeal.
craze
Something that is currently the fashion; fad
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  1. Something that is currently the fashion; fad
  2. A short-lived popular fashion; a fad.
  3. An exaggerated enthusiasm; mania
enthusiasm
Something arousing such interest or zeal
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  1. Something arousing such interest or zeal
  2. Intense or eager interest; zeal; fervor
  3. A source or cause of great excitement or interest.
mania
(Psychiatry) An abnormal psychological state characterized by symptoms such as elation, high energy and activity level, racing thoughts, irritability, and rapid speech, typically occurring in people with bipolar disorder.
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  1. (Psychiatry) An abnormal psychological state characterized by symptoms such as elation, high energy and activity level, racing thoughts, irritability, and rapid speech, typically occurring in people with bipolar disorder.
  2. Wild or violent mental disorder; specif., the manic phase of bipolar affective disorder, characterized generally by abnormal excitability, exaggerated feelings of well-being, flight of ideas, excessive activity, etc.
  3. An excessively intense enthusiasm, interest, or desire:
rage
A burning desire; a passion:
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  1. A burning desire; a passion:
  2. A current, eagerly adopted fashion; a fad or craze:
  3. Strong emotion, enthusiasm, or desire
fit
The condition of fitting or being fitted
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  1. The condition of fitting or being fitted
  2. The state, quality, or way of being fitted:
  3. A sudden outburst of emotion:
huff
A surname​.
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  1. A surname​.
  2. A condition of smoldering anger or resentment
  3. A fit of anger or annoyance; a pique:
tantrum
An often childish display or fit of bad temper.
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  1. An often childish display or fit of bad temper.
  2. A fit of bad temper.
conniption
(Informal) A fit of anger, hysteria, etc.; tantrum
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  1. (Informal) A fit of anger, hysteria, etc.; tantrum
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  • Jackson possessed a true passion for music.

  • There was a passion about her.

  • His dominating passion is his love for children.

  • At first she was too stunned to respond, and then passion hit her like the fiery breath of a dragon.

  • Her passion for writing letters and putting her thoughts upon paper grows more intense.

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