vehement

See also véhément

English

Etymology

From Latin vehemēns (“impetuous, violent”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈviː.ə.mənt/

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Adjective

vehement (comparative more vehement, superlative most vehement)

1. Showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.
   • 2007, Scott Smith, The Ruins, page 236

     Amy shook her head, vehement. "The vine didn't kill them. The Mayans did. They tried to flee and the Mayans shot them. The vine just claimed their bodies once they'd been shot. There's no thought involved in that.

Related terms

• vehemence
• vehemently

Translations

Showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense

Armenian: բուռն (hy) (buṙn), կատաղի (hy) (kataġi) Dutch: fel (nl) Finnish: kiivas, kiihkeä; raju French: véhément (fr) German: vehement (de), heftig (de)

Icelandic: ákafur (is) m. Kurdish: Sorani: خوێن گه‌رم (ku) (xwén germ) Spanish: vehemente (es) Turkish: ateşli (tr), hararetli (tr) (harāretli), şiddetli (tr)

External links

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

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German

Adjective

vehement (comparative vehementer, superlative am vehementesten)

1. vehement

Synonyms

• heftig