'Vehemence' definitions:
Definition of 'vehemence'
(from WordNet)
noun
Intensity or forcefulness of expression; "the vehemence of his denial"; "his emphasis on civil rights" [syn: vehemence, emphasis]
noun
The property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm's violence" [syn: ferocity, fierceness, furiousness, fury, vehemence, violence, wildness]
Definition of 'Vehemence'
From: GCIDE
- Vehemence \Ve"he*mence\, n. [L. vehementia: cf. F. v['e]h['e]mence.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. The quality or state of being vehement; impetuous force; impetuosity; violence; fury; as, the vehemence of the wind; to speak with vehemence. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Violent ardor; great heat; animated fervor; as, the vehemence of love, anger, or other passions. [1913 Webster]
- I . . . tremble at his vehemence of temper. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'vehemence'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abandon,
- acerbity,
- acidity,
- acridity,
- acrimony,
- acuteness,
- Alecto,
- amperage,
- animality,
- application,
- ardency,
- ardor,
- armipotence,
- assiduity,
- assiduousness,
- astringency,
- atrocity,
- authority,
- barbarity,
- beef,
- bite,
- bitterness,
- black power,
- bloodlust,
- brutality,
- brute force,
- burning rage,
- causticity,
- charge,
- charisma,
- clout,
- cogence,
- cogency,
- commitment,
- committedness,
- compulsion,
- concentration,
- dedication,
- destructiveness,
- devotedness,
- devotion,
- devoutness,
- diligence,
- dint,
- drive,
- duress,
- earnestness,
- ecstasy,
- edge,
- effect,
- effectiveness,
- effectuality,
- energeticalness,
- energy,
- enthusiasm,
- excitement,
- extremity,
- faith,
- faithfulness,
- ferociousness,
- fervency,
- fervidness,
- fervor,
- fidelity,
- fierceness,
- fieriness,
- fire,
- flower power,
- force,
- force majeure,
- forcefulness,
- full blast,
- full force,
- furious rage,
- furiousness,
- furor,
- fury,
- glow,
- grip,
- gusto,
- harshness,
- heart,
- heartiness,
- heat,
- heatedness,
- impassionedness,
- impetuosity,
- inclemency,
- indefatigability,
- industriousness,
- industry,
- influence,
- inhumanity,
- intensity,
- intentness,
- keenness,
- laboriousness,
- liveliness,
- loyalty,
- main force,
- main strength,
- malignity,
- mana,
- Megaera,
- mercilessness,
- might,
- might and main,
- mightiness,
- mindlessness,
- mordacity,
- mordancy,
- moxie,
- murderousness,
- muscle power,
- Nemesis,
- passion,
- passionateness,
- pitilessness,
- pizzazz,
- poignancy,
- point,
- poop,
- potence,
- potency,
- potentiality,
- power,
- power pack,
- power structure,
- power struggle,
- powerfulness,
- prepotency,
- productiveness,
- productivity,
- puissance,
- pull,
- punch,
- push,
- rage,
- relentlessness,
- relish,
- resolution,
- rigor,
- roughness,
- savagery,
- savor,
- sedulity,
- sedulousness,
- seriousness,
- severity,
- sharpness,
- sincerity,
- sinew,
- soul,
- spirit,
- steam,
- sting,
- strength,
- strenuousness,
- stridency,
- stringency,
- strong arm,
- superiority,
- superpower,
- tartness,
- tearing passion,
- teeth,
- terrorism,
- the Erinyes,
- the Eumenides,
- the Furies,
- tirelessness,
- Tisiphone,
- towering rage,
- trenchancy,
- ungentleness,
- unsparingness,
- validity,
- vandalism,
- venom,
- verve,
- viciousness,
- vigor,
- vim,
- violence,
- virility,
- virtue,
- virulence,
- vitality,
- warmth,
- warmth of feeling,
- wattage,
- weight,
- zeal,
- zealousness