Dre: Is “passionable” a word?
I saw the word passionable used on a website and I don’t think I’ve ever heard that word. It was used in this context:
“We are bunch of guys and gals who are passionable about observing and learning the stock market.”
Is this correct or wrong use of the word?
Answers and Views:
Answer by scottFL007
Sounds pretty wrong to me.
no, the correct word would be passionate (per dictionary.com. there’s no such word. sorry)Answer by Nuthouse 4456
I think it is wrong I found no such definition of the word.Answer by Stephen P
If it is, it shouldn’t be. Passion is a noun, so the adjective would be passionate. People who play the markets generally don’t have much passion for the language.Answer by tarat0710
No. Because if that were the case I am quite sure Mel Gibson would have used it for a title.Answer by AB
No.Answer by Blaze666
In the context of the sentence, the word “passionable” is wrong. However, there are cases where it could be correct, given the proper venue. You would use it as a coined word, albeit a poor one considering there are other forms of “passion” that would suffice.Answer by hayley_mariah
I am 99% sure that’s not a word. I think the correct word that should have been used in that sentence was “passionate”.
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