vehement

== English == === 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- (“lacking, too little”) + mēns (“mind; intellect; judgment, reasoning”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈviː.ə.mənt/, /ˈvɪə̯.mənt/, /ˈviː.hə.mənt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈviː.hə.mənt/, /ˈviː.ə.mənt/ Hyphenation: ve‧he‧ment === Adjective === vehement (comparative more vehement, superlative most vehement) Showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense. ==== Synonyms ==== full-throated swith (obsolete or dialectal) ==== Related terms ==== vehemence vehemently ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “vehement”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “vehement”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “vehement”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin vehementem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [bə.əˈme̞n] IPA(key): (Balearic) [və.əˈment] IPA(key): (Central) [bə.əˈmen] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ve.eˈment] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [be.eˈmen] === Adjective === vehement m or f (masculine and feminine plural vehements) vehement ==== Derived terms ==== vehementment ==== Related terms ==== vehemència === Further reading === “vehement”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == German == === Etymology === Ca. 1700, from Latin vehemens, vehementis, in part through French véhément. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (careful) /ˌveːheˈmɛnt/, (usual) /ˌveːəˈmɛnt/ === Adjective === vehement (strong nominative masculine singular vehementer, comparative vehementer, superlative am vehementesten) vehement Synonyms: nachdrücklich, heftig, scharf, leidenschaftlich ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Vehemenz === Further reading === “vehement” in Duden online “vehement”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German) == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French véhément, from Latin vehemens. === Adjective === vehement m or n (feminine singular vehementă, masculine plural vehemenți, feminine/neuter plural vehemente) vehement ==== Declension ====