Antonyms for vehemence
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : vee-uh-muhns |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈvi ə məns |
Definition of vehemence
Origin :- mid-15c., from Old French vehemence or directly from Latin vehementia (see vehement).
- noun intensity
- Mr. Gladstone attacked the bill with a power and vehemence which astonished the House.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- Many times Hubertine had seen her kissing her hands with vehemence.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- He spoke now with a vehemence and passion almost equal to Gaspare's.
- Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
- The old lady, who had been bending forward in her vehemence, fell back on the pillow.
- Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
- He produced a handkerchief, and blew his nose with vehemence.
- Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
- And then, as if suddenly ashamed of his own vehemence, he stopped in confusion.
- Extract from : « Victor's Triumph » by Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth
- Then the vehemence increased to: "I am being heavily shelled."
- Extract from : « Submarine Warfare of To-day » by Charles W. Domville-Fife
- Not all his vehemence could hide the evidences of former cultivation.
- Extract from : « Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune » by Charles James Lever
- He broke off short again as if his own vehemence had frightened him.
- Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad
- “Of course, I know,” he asserted, earnest to the point of vehemence.
- Extract from : « Nan of Music Mountain » by Frank H. Spearman
Synonyms for vehemence
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