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 | ||