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Word Origin late Middle English (describing pain or temperature, in the sense ‘intense, high in degree’): from French véhément or Latin vehement-‘impetuous, violent’, perhaps from an unrecorded adjective meaning ‘deprived of mind’, influenced by vehere ‘carry’.
Vehement definition: zealous; ardent; impassioned. See examples of VEHEMENT used in a sentence.
Definition of vehement adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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Etymology
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- (“prefix meaning ‘lacking, too little’”) + mēns (“mind; intellect; judgment, reasoning”).
Pronunciation
1. (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈviː.ə.mənt/, /ˈvɪə.mənt/, /ˈviː.hə.mənt/ 2. (General American) IPA(key): /ˈviː.hə.mənt/, /ˈviː.ə.mənt/ 3. Hyphenation: ve‧he‧ment
Adjective
vehement (comparative more vehement, superlative most vehement) 1. Showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense. 1.1. 1678, John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress from This World, to That Which is to Come: Delivered under the Similitude of a Dream wherein is Discovered, the Manner of His Setting Out, His Dangerous Journey; and Safe Arrival at the Desired Countrey, London: Printed for Nath[aniel] Ponder at the Peacock in the Poultrey near Cornhill, →OCLC, page 79: 1.1.1. Yet the Fiend...
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vehementem.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): (Central) /bə.əˈmen/ 2. IPA(key): (Balearic) /və.əˈment/ 3. IPA(key): (Valencian) /ve.eˈment/
Adjective
vehement m or f (masculine and feminine plural vehements) 1. vehement
Etymology
Ca. 1700, from Latin vehemens, vehementis, in part through French véhément.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): (careful) /ˌveːheˈmɛnt/, (usual) /ˌveːəˈmɛnt/
Adjective
vehement (strong nominative masculine singular vehementer, comparative vehementer, superlative am vehementesten) 1. vehement 1.1. Synonyms: nachdrücklich, heftig, scharf, leidenschaftlich
Etymology
Borrowed from French véhément, from Latin vehemens.
Adjective
vehement m or n (feminine singular vehementă, masculine plural vehemenți, feminine and neuter plural vehemente) 1. vehement
What does the word vehement mean? There are 17 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word vehement, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. vehement has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. pathology (Middle English) weather (Middle English) pharmacology (mid ...
VEHEMENT definition: showing strong, often negative, feelings about something: . Learn more.
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