vehement
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Middle French vehement (modern French véhément; compare Italian veemente, Portuguese veemente, Spanish vehemente); or from Latin vehemēns (“vehement; very eager; ardent, furious, impetuous; emphatic”), probably from vē- (“prefix meaning ‘lacking, too little’”) + mēns (“mind; intellect; judgment, reasoning”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈviː.ə.mənt/, /ˈvɪə̯.mənt/, /ˈviː.hə.mənt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈviː.hə.mənt/, /ˈviː.ə.mənt/
Audio (Received Pronunciation, male voice): (file) Audio (General American, female voice): (file) Audio (General American, male voice): (file) Audio (General Australian): (file) - Hyphenation: ve‧he‧ment
Adjective
editvehement (comparative more vehement, superlative most vehement)
- Showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.
- 1678, John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress from This World, to That Which is to Come: Delivered under the Similitude of a Dream wherein is Discovered, the Manner of His Setting Out, His Dangerous Journey; and Safe Arrival at the Desired Countrey, London: Printed for Nath[aniel] Ponder at the Peacock in the Poultrey near Cornhill, →OCLC, page 79:
- Yet the Fiends ſeemed to come nearer and nearer, but when they were come even almoſt at him, he cried out with a moſt vehement voice, I will walk in the ſtrength of the Lord God; ſo they gave back, and came no further.
- 2006, Scott [Bechtel] Smith, The Ruins: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN, 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. No—"
Synonyms
edit- full-throated
- swith (obsolete or dialectal)
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Further reading
edit- “vehement”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “vehement”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “vehement”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Catalan
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin vehementem.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editvehement m or f (masculine and feminine plural vehements)
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edit- “vehement” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
German
editEtymology
editCa. 1700, from Latin vehemens, vehementis, in part through French véhément.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editvehement (strong nominative masculine singular vehementer, comparative vehementer, superlative am vehementesten)
- vehement
- Synonyms: nachdrücklich, heftig, scharf, leidenschaftlich
Declension
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editRomanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French véhément, from Latin vehemens.
Adjective
editvehement m or n (feminine singular vehementă, masculine plural vehemenți, feminine and neuter plural vehemente)
Declension
editsingular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | vehement | vehementă | vehemenți | vehemente | ||
definite | vehementul | vehementa | vehemenții | vehementele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | vehement | vehemente | vehemenți | vehemente | ||
definite | vehementului | vehementei | vehemenților | vehementelor |
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