The difference between Flaming and Passionate

When used as nouns, flaming means an emission or application of fire, whereas passionate means a passionate individual.

When used as adjectives, flaming means on fire with visible flames, whereas passionate means given to strong feeling, sometimes romantic, sexual, or both.

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

check bellow for the other definitions of Flaming and Passionate

  1. Flaming as an adjective:

    On fire with visible flames.

    Examples:

    "The flaming debris kept the firefighter well back, and the sparks threatened the neighborhood."

  2. Flaming as an adjective:

    Very bright and the color of flame.

  3. Flaming as an adjective (colloquial):

    Extremely obvious; visibly evident. Typically of a homosexual male.

    Examples:

    "To call him a flaming homosexual would be an understatement, but I think he acts that way just to see people react."

  4. Flaming as an adjective (British, colloquial):

    Damned, bloody.

    Examples:

    "I wasted three hours in that flaming traffic jam!"

  1. Flaming as a verb:

  1. Flaming as a noun:

    An emission or application of fire; act of burning with flames.

  2. Flaming as a noun:

    Sterilization by holding an object in a hot flame.

  3. Flaming as a noun (internet slang):

    Vitriolic criticism.

    Examples:

    "You can expect a flaming if you post irrelevant spam to a newsgroup."

  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.

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