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d‚mod‚, quaint, antique, superseded, Colloq out, not or no
longer in, old hat, back number: She persisted in dressing in a
style that had been pass‚ at the turn of the century.
passenger n. rider, fare, traveller, voyager, commuter: The cruise ships
have very comfortable accommodation for their passengers.
passing adj. 1 disappearing, vanishing, ephemeral, brief, going, fading
(away), slipping away, short-lived, expiring, transient,
transitory, temporary, momentary, fleeting, transitional,
impermanent: I hope that Anne's obsession with acid rock is a
passing fancy. 2 hasty, superficial, cursory, casual, quick,
fleeting, brief, summary, abrupt, dismissive; glancing: The
speaker paid only passing attention to those he disagreed with.
3 in passing. by the way, incidentally, by the by,
parenthetically, en passant: I might mention, in passing, that
my train was late owing to the strike.
--n. 4 death, dying, demise, end, loss, expiry, expiration,
dying out, extinction, disappearance, vanishment: Her passing
is a great sorrow to all of us. Who thought we would live to see
the passing of the steam engine?
passion n. 1 Often, passions. ardour, ardency, eagerness, intensity,
fervour, fervency, fervidness, zeal, zealousness, avidity,
avidness, zest, zestfulness, vivacity, vivaciousness, gusto,
verve, emotion, feeling, animation, spirit, spiritedness,
vigour, enthusiasm, eagerness; zealotry, fanaticism,
feverishness: The passions of the mob are uncontrollable.
Passion and prejudice govern the world. Passions ran high at the
political convention. 2 fit, outburst, frenzy, paroxysm,
seizure, spasm, convulsion, eruption, whirlwind, tempest, storm,
ferment, fury, furore or US furor: Henry fell on his knees in a
passion of grief. 3 infatuation, mania, obsession, craze,
craving, lust, (unquenchable) thirst, (insatiable) hunger, itch,
yearning, longing, desire, concupiscence, love, affection,
enthusiasm, compulsion, fondness, predilection, keenness, fancy,
fascination, partiality, liking, interest, weakness, Colloq yen:
Would the world be a better place if the passion for spiritual
values were as great as for material things? She has a passion
for chocolates. 4 love, heart's desire, beloved, idol, hero or
heroine, obsession, Colloq heartthrob, dream-girl or dream-boy:
He may not look much to you but he is the passion of every