violent

English

Etymology

From Middle English violent, from Old French violent, from Latin violentus, from vīs (strength). For the verb, compare French violenter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaɪ(ə)lənt/
  • Rhymes: -aɪlənt
  • Hyphenation: vi‧o‧lent, vio‧lent
  • (file)

Adjective

violent (comparative violenter or more violent, superlative violentest or most violent)

  1. Involving extreme force or motion.
    A violent wind ripped the branch from the tree.
  2. Involving physical conflict.
    We would rather negotiate, but we will use violent means if necessary.
  3. Likely to use physical force.
    The escaped prisoners are considered extremely violent.
  4. Intensely vivid.
    The artist expressed his emotional theme through violent colors.
  5. (obsolete) Produced or effected by force; not spontaneous; unnatural.
    • (Can we date this quote?) William Shakespeare
      These violent delights have violent ends.
    • (Can we date this quote?) T. Burnet
      No violent state can be perpetual.
    • (Can we date this quote?) John Milton
      Ease would recant / Vows made in pain, as violent and void.

Antonyms

Translations

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Verb

violent (third-person singular simple present violents, present participle violenting, simple past and past participle violented)

  1. (transitive, archaic) To urge with violence.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Fuller to this entry?)

Noun

violent (plural violents)

  1. (obsolete) An assailant.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Dr. H. More to this entry?)

Anagrams


Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin violentus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

violent (feminine violenta, masculine plural violents, feminine plural violentes)

  1. violent

Derived terms

Further reading


French

Etymology 1

Borrowed into Old French from Latin violentus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vjɔ.lɑ̃/
  • (file)

Adjective

violent (feminine singular violente, masculine plural violents, feminine plural violentes)

  1. violent

Etymology 2

Inflected forms.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vjɔl/

Verb

violent

  1. inflection of violer:
    1. third-person plural present indicative
    2. third-person plural present subjunctive

Anagrams

Further reading


Latin

Verb

violent

  1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of violō

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French violent, from Latin violentus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌviːɔlˈɛnt/, /ˌviːəlˈɛnt/, /viəlˈɛnt/, /ˈviːəlɛnt/

Adjective

violent (plural and weak singular violente)

  1. Violent, forcible, injury-causing.
  2. Potent, mighty, damaging, forceful
  3. Severe, extreme; excessive in magnitude.
  4. Tending to cause injuries; likely to cause violence.
  5. Abrupt; happening without warning or notice.
  6. (rare) Despotic, authoritarian; ruling unfairly.

Descendants

References


Occitan

Etymology

From Latin violentus.

Adjective

violent m (feminine singular violenta, masculine plural violents, feminine plural violentas)

  1. violent

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin violentus.

Adjective

violent m (oblique and nominative feminine singular violent or violente)

  1. violent (using violence)

Descendants


Piedmontese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vjuˈlɛŋt/

Adjective

violent

  1. violent

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French violent, Latin violentus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vi.oˈlent/

Adjective

violent m or n (feminine singular violentă, masculine plural violenți, feminine and neuter plural violente)

  1. violent

Declension

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