The difference between Passionate and Stony

When used as adjectives, passionate means given to strong feeling, sometimes romantic, sexual, or both, whereas stony means as hard as stone.


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 Passionate and Stony

  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. Stony as an adjective:

    As hard as stone.

  2. Stony as an adjective:

    Containing or made up of stones.

    Examples:

    "a stony path"

  3. Stony as an adjective (figuratively):

    Of a person, lacking warmth and emotion.

  4. Stony as an adjective (figuratively):

    Of an action such as a look, showing no warmth of emotion.

    Examples:

    "She gave him a stony reception."

  5. Stony as an adjective (UK, _, &, _, Australian, slang):

    without any money.