vehement

  • 21VÉHÉMENT — ENTE. adj. Impétueux, qui se porte avec ardeur, avec impétuosité à tout ce qu il fait. Esprit véhément. Naturel véhément. Passion véhémente. Désirs véhéments. Action, prononciation véhémente. Ton véhément. Colère véhémente.   Orateur véhément,… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 22vehement — drastisch; dringend; urgent (veraltet); akut; heftig; unvermittelt auftretend; resolut * * * ve|he|ment [vehe mɛnt] <Adj.>: a) ungestüm, heftig: eine vehemente Debatte. Syn …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 23vehement — [[t]vi͟ːəmənt[/t]] ADJ GRADED If a person or their actions or comments are vehement, the person has very strong feelings or opinions and expresses them forcefully. She suddenly became very vehement and agitated, jumping around and shouting... One …

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  • 24vehement — /ˈviəmənt / (say veeuhmuhnt) adjective 1. eager, impetuous, or impassioned. 2. characterised by anger, bitterness, or rancour: vehement opposition. 3. passionate, as feeling; strongly emotional: vehement desire; vehement dislike. 4. (of actions)… …

  • 25vehement — ve|he|ment [ˈvi:əmənt] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: Latin vehemens] showing very strong feelings or opinions vehement opposition/criticism/hostility etc ▪ Despite vehement opposition, the Act became law. ▪ Despite her vehement… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26vehement — ve•he•ment [[t]ˈvi ə mənt[/t]] adj. 1) zealous; impassioned: a vehement defense[/ex] 2) characterized by rancor or anger 3) marked by great energy: a vehement shake of the head[/ex] • Etymology: 1475–85; < L vehement , s. of vehemēns, vēmēns… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 27vehement — aufbrausend, cholerisch, energisch, erbittert, gehörig, hart, heftig, herb, hitzig, immens, intensiv, kräftig, leidenschaftlich, massiv, scharf, schwer, stark, stürmisch, wild, wuchtig; (geh.): ungestüm; (bildungsspr.): frenetisch, violent;… …

    Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

  • 28vehement — [ vi:ɪm(ə)nt] adjective showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense. Derivatives vehemence noun vehemently adverb Origin ME (describing intense pain or high temperature): from Fr. véhément or L. vehement impetuous, violent , perh.… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 29vehement — adj. showing or caused by strong feeling; forceful, ardent (a vehement protest; vehement desire). Derivatives: vehemence n. vehemently adv. Etymology: ME f. F veacuteheacutement or L vehemens entis, perh. f. vemens (unrecorded) deprived of mind,… …

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  • 30vehement — adj. Vehement is used with these nouns: ↑denial, ↑opposition …

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