vehemence

[ vee-uh-muhns ]

/ ˈvi ə məns /

the quality of being vehement; ardor; fervor.

vigorous impetuosity; fury: the vehemence of his attack.

Sometimes ve·he·men·cy.

Origin of vehemence

1520–30; < Latin vehementia; see vehement, -ence

1 eagerness, verve, zeal, enthusiasm, fervency.

2 passion.

1, 2 apathy.

o·ver·ve·he·mence, noun

And this, more than anything, explains the size and vehemence of the protests.

Morsi-less: Are Egyptians Done with the Muslim Brothers? |Hussein Ibish |July 1, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
V is for vehemence, which the Tea Party movement has in abundance.

My A-Z Guide to the Tea Party |Tunku Varadarajan |September 18, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
She is unmatched in both the relentlessness and vehemence of her image-rehabilitation campaign.

Elizabeth Edwards' Media Hypocrisy |Rebecca Dana |June 29, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
It is the vehemence of the desire for these pleasures and enjoyments, which constitutes the fearful force of its temptations.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844 |Various

After a while his vehemence and anger turned to tears, and he kissed my hands and sobbed out his intention of going away.

An Anarchist Woman |Hutchins Hapgood
Diane was like a twittering bird on a tiny twig that shook with the vehemence of her expression.

Clark's Field |Robert Herrick
She said nothing, but her head was almost shaken by the vehemence with which she read the book in her lap.

Rachel Ray |Anthony Trollope
Victoria paced up and down the small room, carried away by her vehemence.

A Bed of Roses |W. L. George