熱烈|ねつれつnetsuretsu[0]heiban (flat)
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- na-adjective, nounardent; passionate; vehement
Conjugation
| Plain form | 熱烈(ねつれつ) |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 熱烈です(ねつれつです) |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 熱烈ではない(ねつれつではない) |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 熱烈ではありません(ねつれつではありません) |
| Past (datta) | 熱烈だった(ねつれつだった) |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 熱烈ではなかった(ねつれつではなかった) |
| Te form (de) | 熱烈で(ねつれつで) |
| Adverbial (ni) | 熱烈に(ねつれつに) |
| Conditional (nara) | 熱烈なら(ねつれつなら) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym熱情ねつじょうWrittenA noun for passion, found in written/formal prose; close to 「情熱」, stressing emotional investment.
- Related熱いあついNeutralA broad word for heat and passion, including physical temperature; 「熱烈」 is narrower, for intense welcomes, support, or love.
- RelatedホットCasualA colloquial loanword for hot things or hot topics like 「ホットな話題」; 「熱烈」 is about ardent attitudes such as welcome and support.
- Related熱ねつNeutralA noun covering heat, fever, passion, and crazes; very broad in use, as in 「熱が入る」.
- Related情熱じょうねつNeutralA noun for burning passion; points to a person's inner love of something, not an outward scene.
- Related熱意ねついNeutralA noun for earnest zeal; stresses a committed, serious attitude, as in 「熱意を示す」.
- Related熱気ねっきNeutralA noun, typically for the excited atmosphere of a place, as in 「会場の熱気」; it centres on the mood in the air rather than on how a welcome or support is shown.
- Related熱血ねっけつNeutralHot-blooded zeal, often describing young people full of drive, as in 「熱血教師」.
- Related熱心ねっしんNeutralZealous and diligent; stresses how earnestly someone applies themselves, as in 「熱心な生徒」.
- Related熱情的ねつじょうてきNeutralBrimming with enthusiasm; describes a passionate personality or manner rather than the intensity of a welcome or show of support.
- Related情熱的じょうねつてきNeutralPassionate with burning inner emotion; stresses the feeling inside a person rather than an outward, intense scene.
- Related熱っぽいねつっぽいNeutralFeverish or fervent; used of tone, gaze, or manner, as in 「熱っぽく語る」; 「熱烈」 stresses strong welcomes and support.
- Related血気けっきWrittenWritten/formal prose for youthful vigor with a rash, impulsive edge; mostly in the phrase 「血気盛ん」.
- Related熱狂的ねっきょうてきNeutralWildly enthusiastic, more carried away than 「熱烈」, as in 「熱狂的なファン」.
- Antonym冷淡れいたんNeutralThe antonym: cold and indifferent, the opposite of warm, effusive 「熱烈」.
- Antonym冷ややかひややかNeutralChilly in attitude, the opposite of 「熱烈」, as in 「冷ややかな視線」.
- Antonym無関心むかんしんNeutralApathetic and unconcerned, the opposite of ardent 「熱烈」.
Use 「熱烈」 for ardent, intense shows of welcome, support, or love, as in 「熱烈な歓迎」 and 「熱烈なファン」. For a passionate personality say 「情熱的」, for wild, fanatical fervor 「熱狂的」, and for earnest dedication 「熱心」. Among the nouns, 「情熱」 is inner passion, 「熱意」 committed zeal, and 「熱気」 the excited atmosphere of a scene. The opposites are 「冷淡」, 「冷ややか」, and 「無関心」.
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