Vehemence
['viːɪm(ə)ns]
Definition
(noun.) intensity or forcefulness of expression; 'the vehemence of his denial'; 'his emphasis on civil rights'.
Edited by Jeffrey--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The quality pr state of being vehement; impetuous force; impetuosity; violence; fury; as, the vehemence.
(n.) Violent ardor; great heat; animated fervor; as, the vehemence of love, anger, or other passions.
Edited by Enrico
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Impetuosity, violence.[2]. Ardor, fervor, fervency, eagerness, earnestness, keenness, warmth, zeal, enthusiasm, passion.[3]. Force, might, intensity.
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Examples
- I could feel the muscles of the thin arm round my neck swell with the vehemence that possessed her. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- She broke from me with hysterical vehemence, and threw herself on the sofa in a paroxysm of sobs and tears that shook her from head to foot. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- After a pause Madame Olenska broke out with unexpected vehemence: I want to be free; I want to wipe out all the past. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Had they told me, he cried with vehemence, that Mr. Palmer and all his relations were at the devil, it would not have turned me from the door. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- George was awe-struck at the force, the vehemence, the power, with which these broken sentences were uttered. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Even in the vehemence of my anger I felt his calm, cold, grey eyes on my face. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- They threw themselves into committees in the most impassioned manner and collected subscriptions with a vehemence quite extraordinary. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Then he pointed out with considerable vehemence that dance halls were an urgent social necessity. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Irritable he was; one heard thatas he apostrophized with vehemence the awkward squad under his orders. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- For my part, there was only one plan to be pursued; I must expiate my culpable vehemence, or I must not sleep that night. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- But as Lily made a movement to pass on, he broke out with fresh vehemence: Miss Bart, for God's sake don't turn from me! Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Once, when she had been bragging about the vehemence of Isidore's attachment, I asked if she loved him in return. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Timidly, for my vehemence somewhat terrified her, Idris looked on me. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- But suddenly she turned on him with a kind of vehemence. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- He only appealed to me again with a vehemence which set all further protest on my part at defiance. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
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