A violent feeling, passion, or appetite. Also: violence, intensity, or height (of a feeling, appetite, etc.).

Vehemence or intensity of emotion, behaviour, or language; extreme fervour; passion.

Great or excessive passion; eagerness or fervour of personal feeling, action, expression, etc.; passionate force, intensity, or excitement.

Force or intensity of personal feeling, action, expression, etc.; = vehemence, n. 1a. Also occasionally: an instance of this; = vehemence, n. 1b.

= vehemence, n.

The quality or character of being impetuous; sudden or violent energy of movement, action, etc.; vehemence. of feelings, temper, disposition, etc.

The quality or condition of being rank (in various senses).

The quality of being impetuous; impetuosity.