vehemence

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English vehemens, vemance, from Old French vëemence, vehemence, from Latin vehementia (“eagerness, strength”), from vehemens (“eager”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈviːəmən(t)s/, /ˈviːhəmən(t)s/ === Noun === vehemence (usually uncountable, plural vehemences) An intense concentration, force or power. A wild or turbulent ferocity or fury. Eagerness, fervor, excessive strong feeling. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:obstinacy ==== Related terms ==== vehemency vehement ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “vehemence”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “vehemence”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “vehemence”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.