Definitions for: Vehemence


[n] intensity or forcefulness of expression; "the vehemence of his denial"; "his emphasis on civil rights"
[n] the property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm's violence"



Webster (1913) Definition: Ve"he*mence, n. [L. vehementia: cf. F.
v['e]h['e]mence.]
1. The quality pr state of being vehement; impetuous force;
impetuosity; violence; fury; as, the vehemence.

2. Violent ardor; great heat; animated fervor; as, the
vehemence of love, anger, or other passions.

I . . . tremble at his vehemence of temper.
--Addison.

Synonyms: emphasis, ferocity, fierceness, furiousness, fury, violence, wildness

See Also: intensity, intensiveness, overemphasis

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