vehemencia

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vehementia.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

vehemencia f (plural vehemencias)

vehemence, zeal
Synonyms: ahínco, hervor, pasión, vigor

Related terms

vehemente

Further reading

“vehemencia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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