vehemencia

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vehementia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /beeˈmenθja/ [be.eˈmẽn̟.θja]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /beeˈmensja/ [be.eˈmẽn.sja]
• Rhymes: -enθja
• Rhymes: -ensja
• Syllabification: ve‧he‧men‧cia

Noun

vehemencia f (plural vehemencias)

1. vehemence, zeal

   Synonyms: ahínco, hervor, pasión, vigor

Related terms

• vehemente

 

Further reading

• “vehemencia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28