vehement

CEFRC1

/ˈviː.ə.mənt/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Showing very strong feeling or force.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.

Examples

  • He pronounced his judgment over such vehement behaviour.

  • The man made a vehement display of contempt.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈviː.hə.mənt/
  • /ˈvɪə̯.mənt/

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In context

  • Yet the Fiends ſeemed to come nearer and nearer, but when they were come even almoſt at him, he cried out with a moſt vehement voice, I will walk in the ſtrength of the Lord God; ſo they gave back, and came no further.

  • Amy shook her head, vehement. "The vine didn't kill them. The Mayans did. They tried to flee and the Mayans shot them. The vine just claimed their bodies once they'd been shot. There's no thought involved in that. No—"

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Origin

adjective

Borrowed from Middle French vehement (modern French véhément; compare Italian veemente, Portuguese veemente, Spanish vehemente); or from Latin vehemēns (“vehement; very eager; ardent, furious, impetuous; emphatic”), probably from vē- (“lacking, too little”) + mēns (“mind; intellect; judgment, reasoning”).