vehementnessn.
/ˈviːᵻm(ə)ntnəs/, /ˈviːhᵻm(ə)ntnəs/, U.S. /ˈviəm(ə)n(t)nəs/, /ˈvihəm(ə)n(t)nəs/ rare after 17th cent.
= vehemence n.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [noun]
brathc1175
reighshipc1275
airc1300
ragec1330
sturdinessc1384
violencea1387
fierceness1435
vehemencyc1487
furiosity1509
fiercetya1513
bremeness?1529
boistousness1530
vehemence1535
bruteness1538
violency1538
violentness1544
vehementness1561
wrath1579
fury1585
torture1605
keenness?1606
ragingness1621
stiffness1623
rapt1632
tempestuousness1648
boisterousnessa1650
rampancy1652
boisture1667
untamedness1727
paroxysm1893
storminess1894
the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [noun] > specifically of personal feelings or actions
ragea1393
violencea1393
vehemence1445
vehemency1534
vehementness1561
impetuosity1639
rankness1640
impetuousness1656
1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. iii. f. 280 The same ought to be asked with no lesse feruentnes and vehementnesse of desire.
1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (iv. 2) Both the vehementnesse of his grefe, & the earnestnesse of his praying.
1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique iii. lxxxiv. 625 Tainted with some ill smell..gotten through the vehementnes of the fire.
1674 R. Godfrey Var. Injuries in Physick 99 The blame is impos'd on the too vehementness of the Disease, when the Doctor is often more in fault.
1737 W. Pardon Dyche's New Gen. Eng. Dict. (ed. 2) Flagrancy,..Notoriousness, Openness, Publickness, Earnestness, Vehementness, Shining, Burning, or Glitteringness.
2005 texags.com 22 Nov. (O.E.D. Archive) The vehementness with which fans hype the overrated band Pearl Jam.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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