vehemence

WOTD – 16 August 2007    

English

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin vehementia (“eagerness, strength”), from vehemens (“eager”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈviːəmənts/, /ˈviːhəmənts/

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Noun

vehemence (usually uncountable; plural vehemences)

1. An intense concentration, force or power.

   The bear attacked with vengeance and vehemence.

2. A wild or turbulent ferocity or fury.

   His response was bursting with hatred and vehemence.

3. Eagerness, fervor, excessive strong feeling.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:obstinacy

Related terms

• vehemency
• vehement

Translations

An intense concentration, force or power

• Croatian: žestina f, vehementnost f, vehemencija f
• Finnish: rajuus, kiihkeys
• German: Heftigkeit (de) f, Vehemenz (de) f
• Italian: veemenza (it) f

• Portuguese: veemencia (pt)
• Romanian: vehemență (ro) f
• Russian: неистовство (ru) (neistovstvo) n
• Spanish: vehemencia (es) f, hervor (es) m

A wild or turbulent ferocity or fury

• Croatian: žestina f, bijes m, vehementnost f,
• German: Heftigkeit (de) f, Vehemenz (de) f
• Italian: veemenza (it) f

• Romanian: vehemență (ro) f
• Russian: ярость (ru) (jarostʹ) f

Eagerness, fervor, excessive strong feeling

• Croatian: žar m, strast f, vehementnost f
• German: Heftigkeit (de) f, Vehemenz (de) f

• Italian: veemenza (it) f

External links

• vehemence in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• vehemence in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• vehemence at OneLook Dictionary Search