passionnément

passionately

adverb pah-syoh-neh-MAHN Rare

Origin: from passionné + -ment

Usage Note

Passionnément is the adverb from passionné (passionate). It appears in the famous phrase attributed to a French cultural cliché — pas du tout, un peu, beaucoup, passionnément, à la folie — the petal-counting sequence of a daisy game, equivalent to 'loves me, loves me not'.

Examples

"Elle l'aime passionnément depuis des années."

Natural Translation

She has loved him passionately for years.

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