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vehemence |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Vehemence \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: vehemence n 1: intensity or forcefulness of expression: "the vehemence of his denial" or "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}]
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