passionate love

language: en

definitions

  1. An intense, strong, and often overwhelming feeling of romantic or sexual attraction and deep affection between individuals.
    en: An intense, strong, and often overwhelming feeling of romantic or sexual attraction and deep affection between individuals.
  2. In psychology, specifically Sternberg's triangular theory of love, a component characterized by intense physical attraction and sexual desire.
    en: In psychology, specifically Sternberg's triangular theory of love, a component characterized by intense physical attraction and sexual desire.

examples

  1. They shared a passionate love that consumed their every thought.

    They shared a passionate love that consumed their every thought.

  2. In Sternberg's theory, passionate love is primarily driven by physical attraction.

    In Sternberg's theory, passionate love is primarily driven by physical attraction.