vehement

[ vee-uh-muhnt ]

/ ˈvi ə mənt /

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adjective

zealous; ardent; impassioned: a vehement defense; vehement enthusiasm.

characterized by rancor or anger; violent: vehement hostility.

strongly emotional; intense or passionate: vehement desire.

marked by great energy or exertion; strenuous: vehement clapping.

Nearby words

veggie, veggieburger, vegie, vego, vehemence, vehement, vehemently, vehicle, vehicular, veii, veil

Origin of vehement

1475–85; < Latin vehement-, stem of vehemēns, vēmēns violent, forceful (of uncertain derivation)

SYNONYMS FOR vehement

1 earnest, fervent, fervid.

2 burning, fiery.

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ANTONYMS FOR vehement

1, 2 dispassionate.

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Related forms

ve·he·ment·ly, adverbnon·ve·he·ment, adjectivenon·ve·he·ment·ly, adverbo·ver·ve·he·ment, adjective

o·ver·ve·he·ment·ly, adverbun·ve·he·ment, adjectiveun·ve·he·ment·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for vehement

My vehement dislike for the accoutrement stems back to 1982 when I was asked to wear pink roses in my hair to a family wedding.
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The ire Friedberg and Seltzer have drawn from crowds is both boisterous and vehement–Airplane!
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Our vehement prejudices leave us no patience for his appeal to radical humanism.
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Even proposing to shift funding for entitlements from payroll to consumption based taxes meets vehement opposition.
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By now there are many hundreds of these tweets, varying from vehement to vituperative, from accusatory to abusive.
The Newtown Heckling Controversy|David Frum|January 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She was Maniflore, a poor old courtesan, now forgotten and discarded, who had suddenly become a vehement politician.
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For the first time in her life Mrs. Marrable indulged in vehement gesture, and used strong language.
No Name|Wilkie Collins
Buddhism, although, tolerant of heresy, has ever been vehement in its persecution of schism.
Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 (of 2)|James Emerson Tennent
He changed in a moment from a light tone to one of vehement passion, and then as quickly back again to one of cheery chatter.
A Dash .. .. .. For a Throne|Arthur W. Marchmont
He broke into a vehement harangue; and the cruelty of the Spaniards was the burden of his words.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864|Various

British Dictionary definitions for vehement

vehement

/ (ˈviːɪmənt) /

adjective

marked by intensity of feeling or conviction; emphatic

(of actions, gestures, etc) characterized by great energy, vigour, or force; furious

Derived Forms

vehemence, nounvehemently, adverb

Word Origin for vehement

C15: from Latin vehemēns ardent; related to vehere to carry

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vehement

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