The difference between Dispassionate and Passionate

When used as adjectives, dispassionate means not showing, and not affected by, emotion, bias, or prejudice, whereas passionate means given to strong feeling, sometimes romantic, sexual, or both.


Passionate is also noun with the meaning: a passionate individual.

Passionate is also verb with the meaning: to fill with passion, or with another given emotion.

check bellow for the other definitions of Dispassionate and Passionate

  1. Dispassionate as an adjective:

    not showing, and not affected by, emotion, bias, or prejudice

  1. Passionate as an adjective:

    Given to strong feeling, sometimes romantic, sexual, or both.

  2. Passionate as an adjective:

    Fired with intense feeling.

  3. Passionate as an adjective (obsolete):

    Suffering; sorrowful.

  1. Passionate as a noun:

    A passionate individual.

  1. Passionate as a verb (obsolete):

    To fill with passion, or with another given emotion.

  2. Passionate as a verb (obsolete):

    To express with great emotion.