English noun: vehemence | |||
1. | vehemence (attribute) intensity or forcefulness of expression | ||
Samples | The vehemence of his denial. His emphasis on civil rights. | ||
Synonyms | emphasis | ||
Broader (hypernym) | intensity, intensiveness | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | overemphasis | ||
2. | vehemence (attribute) the property of being wild or turbulent | ||
Samples | The storm's violence. | ||
Synonyms | ferocity, fierceness, furiousness, fury, violence, wildness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | intensity, intensiveness | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | savageness, savagery | ||