violent
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old French violent, from Latin violentus, from vīs (“strength”).
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[edit] Adjective
violent (comparative more violent, superlative most violent)
- Involving extreme force or motion.
- A violent wind ripped the branch from the tree.
- Involving physical conflict.
- We would rather negotiate, but we will use violent means if needed.
- Likely to use physical force.
- The escaped prisoners are considered extremely violent.
- Intensely vivid.
- The artist expressed his emotional theme through violent colors.
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involving extreme force or motion
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involving physical conflict
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likely to use physical force
intensely vivid
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[edit] Catalan
[edit] Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA: /biuˈlen/, /biuˈlent/, /viuˈlen/, /viuˈlent/, SAMPA: /biu"len/, /biu"lent/, /viu"len/, /viu"lent/
- (Western) IPA: /bioˈlen/, /bioˈlent/, /vioˈlen/, /vioˈlent/, SAMPA: /bio"len/, /bio"lent/, /vio"len/, /vio"lent/
[edit] Adjective
violent m. (feminine violenta, masculine plural violents, feminine plural violentes)
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[edit] French
[edit] Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin violentus.
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violent m. (f. violente, m. plural violents, f. plural violentes)
[edit] Etymology 2
Inflected forms.
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- IPA: /vjɔl/
[edit] Verb
violent
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[edit] Latin
[edit] Verb
violent
- third-person plural present active subjunctive of violō