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vehemency

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ve⋅he⋅mence

  [vee-uh-muhns]
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–noun
1. the quality of being vehement; ardor; fervor.
2. vigorous impetuosity; fury: the vehemence of his attack.
Also, ve⋅he⋅men⋅cy.

Origin:
1520–30; < L vehementia; see vehement, -ence

Synonyms:
1. eagerness, verve, zeal, enthusiasm, fervency. 2. passion.

Antonyms:
1, 2. apathy.
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ve·he·ment   (vē'ə-mənt)   
adj.  

  1. Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction; fervid: a vehement denial. See Synonyms at intense.

  2. Marked by or full of vigor or energy; strong: a vehement storm.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin vehemēns, vehement-, perhaps from vehere, to carry; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]
ve'he·mence, ve'he·men·cy n., ve'he·ment·ly adv.
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