vehemence
[ vee-uh-muhns ]
noun
the quality of being vehement; ardor; fervor.
vigorous impetuosity; fury: the vehemence of his attack.
Origin of vehemence
1- Sometimes ve·he·men·cy .
Other words for vehemence
Opposites for vehemence
Other words from vehemence
- o·ver·ve·he·mence, noun
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How to use vehemence in a sentence
Tides and tempest, volcanoes and lightning, all other majestic vehemences of the universe had a purpose, but he had none.
Gladiator | Philip WylieBut the perception only roused in himself some slumbering tenacities and vehemences of which he had been scarcely aware.
Marriage la mode | Mrs. Humphry Ward
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