veemente

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vehementem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ve.eˈmɛn.te/
• Rhymes: -ɛnte
• Hyphenation: ve‧e‧mèn‧te

Adjective

veemente m or f by sense (plural veementi)

1. vehement, keen
2. vigorous
3. overwhelming

Synonyms

• forte, energico, vigoroso
• impetuoso, violento, intenso
• instante

Derived terms

• veementemente

Related terms

• veemenza
• mente

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• vehemente (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin vehementem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ve.eˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/, /vi.eˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/ [vɪ.eˈmẽ.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /vjeˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ve.eˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/, /vi.eˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/ [vɪ.eˈmẽ.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /vjeˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ve.eˈmẽ.te/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vjeˈmẽ.tɨ/, /vjɨˈmẽ.tɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vjeˈmẽ.tɨ/, /vjɨˈmẽ.tɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bjeˈmẽ.tɨ/, /bjɨˈmẽ.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: ve‧e‧men‧te

Adjective

veemente m or f (plural veementes)

1. vehement
2. vigorous
3. overwhelming

Derived terms

• veementemente

Related terms

• veemência

Further reading

• “veemente”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “veemente”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “veemente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “veemente”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025