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Webster 1913 Edition
Vehemence
Ve′he-mence
,Noun.
[L.
vehementia
: cf. F. véhémence
.] 1.
The quality or state of being vehement; impetuous force; impetuosity; violence; fury;
as, the
. vehemence
of the wind; to speak with vehemence
2.
Violent ardor; great heat; animated fervor;
as, the
. vehemence
of love, anger, or other passionsI . . . tremble at his
vehemence
of temper. Addison.
Webster 1828 Edition
Vehemence
VE'HEMENCE
,Definition 2025
vehemence
vehemence
See also: véhémence
English
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 Wikisaurus:obstinacy
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Translations
An intense concentration, force or power
A wild or turbulent ferocity or fury