vehemence
See also: véhémence
English
WOTD – 16 August 2007
Etymology
From Old French, from Latin vehementia (“eagerness, strength”), from vehemens (“eager”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈviːəmən(t)s/, /ˈviːhəmən(t)s/
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Noun
vehemence (usually uncountable, plural vehemences)
- An intense concentration, force or power.
- The bear attacked with vengeance and vehemence.
- A wild or turbulent ferocity or fury.
- His response was bursting with hatred and vehemence.
- 2016 February 6, "Israel’s prickliness blocks the long quest for peace," The National (retrieved 8 February 2016):
- This worrisome tendency was on display in recent weeks as Israelis reacted with striking vehemence to remarks by UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, and US ambassador to Israel, Daniel Shapiro.
- Eagerness, fervor, excessive strong feeling.
- 1826, Mary Shelley, The Last Man, volume 3, chapter 1:
- I could not wonder at the vehemence of her care, her very soul was tenderness […]
- 1826, Mary Shelley, The Last Man, volume 3, chapter 1:
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:obstinacy
Translations
An intense concentration, force or power
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A wild or turbulent ferocity or fury
Further reading
- vehemence in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- vehemence in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- vehemence at OneLook Dictionary Search
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