infatuation vs passion

infatuation and passion both are nouns.

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

As nouns, passion is a hypernym of infatuation; that is, passion is a word with a broader meaning than infatuation:

infatuation: a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration
passion: a strong feeling or emotion

Other hypernyms of infatuation include passionateness.

infatuation (noun)	passion (noun)
an object of extravagant short-lived passion	the trait of being intensely emotional
a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration	any object of warm affection or devotion
temporary love of an adolescent	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