English Explanatory Dictionary

violent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Involving extreme force or motion.
  2. Involving physical conflict.
  3. Likely to use physical force.
  4. Intensely vivid.
  5. Produced or effected by force; not spontaneous; unnatural.
  6. Acute, extreme, sharp.
verb
  1. To urge with violence.
noun
  1. An assailant.

Pronunciation

/ˈvaɪ.ə.lənt/ /ˈvaɪ.lənt/ en-us-violent.ogg

Word forms

violent violenter more violent violentest most violent violents violenting violented

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁s Proto-Italic *wīs Latin vīs Latin violō Latin -entus Latin violentusbor. Old French violentbor. Middle English violent English violent From Middle English violent, from Old French violent, from Latin violentus, from vīs (“strength”). Displaced native Old English stræc. For the verb, compare French violenter.

Antonyms

peaceful

Related words

violence

Derived words

non-violent silent-but-violent violentism violent presumption violent profits violent relaxation violent storm
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