vehement

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See also: véhément

English

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Etymology

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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).

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Adjective

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vehement (comparative more vehement, superlative most vehement)

  1. Showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin vehementem.

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Adjective

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vehement m or f (masculine and feminine plural vehements)

  1. vehement

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German

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Etymology

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Ca. 1700, from Latin vehemens, vehementis, in part through French véhément.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (careful) /ˌveːheˈmɛnt/, (usual) /ˌveːəˈmɛnt/
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Adjective

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vehement (strong nominative masculine singular vehementer, comparative vehementer, superlative am vehementesten)

  1. vehement
    Synonyms: nachdrücklich, heftig, scharf, leidenschaftlich

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Further reading

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  • vehement” in Duden online
  • vehement” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French véhément, from Latin vehemens.

Adjective

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vehement m or n (feminine singular vehementă, masculine plural vehemenți, feminine and neuter plural vehemente)

  1. vehement

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