vehemence Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun intensity or forcefulness of expression
    emphasis.
    • the vehemence of his denial
    • his emphasis on civil rights
  2. noun the property of being wild or turbulent
    fury; violence; furiousness; wildness; fierceness; ferocity.
    • the storm's violence

WordNet

Ve"he*mence noun
Etymology
L. vehementia: cf. F. véhémence.
Definitions
  1. The quality pr state of being vehement; impetuous force; impetuosity; violence; fury; as, the vehemence.
  2. Violent ardor; great heat; animated fervor; as, the vehemence of love, anger, or other passions.
    I . . . tremble at his vehemence of temper. Addison.

Webster 1913