The difference between Passionate and Scorching

When used as nouns, passionate means a passionate individual, whereas scorching means the act or result of something being scorched.

When used as adjectives, passionate means given to strong feeling, sometimes romantic, sexual, or both, whereas scorching means very hot.


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

check bellow for the other definitions of Passionate and Scorching

  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.

  1. Scorching as an adjective:

    Very hot.

    Examples:

    "It was a scorching summer, and the ice-cream sellers plied a roaring trade."

  2. Scorching as an adjective:

    Bitterly sarcastic; scathing; withering.

  1. Scorching as a verb:

  1. Scorching as a noun:

    The act or result of something being scorched.