Found 2 items, similar to vehemence.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: vehemence
vehemence
n 1: intensity or forcefulness of expression;
“the vehemence of
his denial”;
“his emphasis on civil rights” [syn:
emphasis]
2: the property of being wild or turbulent;
“the storm's
violence” [syn:
ferocity,
fierceness,
furiousness,
fury,
violence,
wildness]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Vehemence
Vehemence
\Ve"he*mence\, n. [L. vehementia: cf. F.
v['e]h['e]mence.]
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1. The quality pr state of being vehement; impetuous force;
impetuosity; violence; fury; as, the vehemence.
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2. Violent ardor; great heat; animated fervor; as, the
vehemence of love, anger, or other passions.
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I . . . tremble at his vehemence of temper.
--Addison.
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