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Vehemence

//ˈviːəmən(t)s// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An intense concentration, force or power. uncountable, usually

    "The bear attacked with vengeance and vehemence."

  2. 2
    intensity or forcefulness of expression wordnet
  3. 3
    A wild or turbulent ferocity or fury. uncountable, usually

    "His response was bursting with hatred and vehemence."

  4. 4
    the property of being wild or turbulent wordnet
  5. 5
    Eagerness, fervor, excessive strong feeling. uncountable, usually

    "I could not wonder at the vehemence of her care, her very soul was tenderness […]"

Etymology

From Middle English vehemens, vemance, from Old French vëemence, vehemence, from Latin vehementia (“eagerness, strength”), from vehemens (“eager”).

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