desire vs passion

desire and passion both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
desire	Yes	No	Yes	No
passion	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, passion is a hyponym of desire; that is, passion is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than desire:

Other hyponyms of desire include rage, materialism, philistinism.

desire (noun)	passion (noun)
an inclination to want things	the trait of being intensely emotional
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state	any object of warm affection or devotion
something that is desired	a strong feeling or emotion
	a feeling of strong sexual desire
	an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
	something that is desired intensely

desire (verb)	passion (verb)
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
express a desire for
expect and wish