FromMiddle Englishviolent, fromOld Frenchviolent, fromLatinviolentus, fromvīs(“strength”). Displaced nativeOld Englishstræc. For the verb, compareFrenchviolenter.
- IPA(key): /ˈvaɪ.ə.lənt/,/ˈvaɪ.lənt/
- Rhymes:-aɪlənt
- Hyphenation:vi‧o‧l‧ent
violent (comparativeviolenterormoreviolent,superlativeviolentestormostviolent)
- Involving extremeforce ormotion.
Aviolent wind ripped the branch from the tree.
- Involving physical conflict.
We would rather negotiate, but we will useviolent means if necessary.
- Likely to usephysicalforce.
The escaped prisoners are considered extremelyviolent.
- Intensely vivid.
The artist expressed his emotional theme throughviolent colors.
- Produced or effected by force; not spontaneous; unnatural.
c.1591–1595 (date written),William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, inMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, andEd[ward] Blount, published1623,→OCLC,[Act II, scene vi]:Theseviolent delights have violent ends.
- 1684-1690,Thomas Burnet,Sacred Theory of the Earth
- and noviolent state by his own Maxim, can be perpetual,
1667,John Milton, “Book IV”, inParadise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […];[a]nd by Robert Boulter […];[a]nd Matthias Walker, […],→OCLC; republished asParadise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […],1873,→OCLC:Ease would recant / Vows made in pain, asviolent and void.
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{{rfdef}}.2025 March 1, Barney Ronay, “Crystal Palace through after Millwall keeper’s red for head-high tackle on Mateta”, inThe Guardian[1]:Palace made it 3-1 on 81 minutes, Nketiah nipping in to finish nicely, then doing a no-celebration pose in front of the away fans. Nketiah grew up a couple of miles from the Den. It felt, at the very least, like a neighbourly overture, and inviolent contrast to the opening act at the other end.
involving extreme force or motion
- Armenian:բուռն (hy)(buṙn)
- Bulgarian:бурен (bg)(buren),яростен (bg)(jarosten)
- Catalan:violent (ca)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin:暴力 (zh)(bàolì),強烈 /强烈 (zh)(qiángliè)
- Czech:prudký (cs)
- Danish:voldsom
- Dutch:gewelddadig (nl),geweldig (nl),hevig (nl)
- Finnish:raju (fi)
- French:violent (fr)
- Galician:violento (gl)
- Georgian:შმაგი(šmagi),გააფთრებული(gaaptrebuli),მძვინვარე(mʒvinvare)
- German:heftig (de),gewaltig (de),brutal (de),gewalttätig (de)
- Greek:βίαιος (el) m(víaios)
- Ancient:βίαιος(bíaios),σφοδρός(sphodrós)
- Hebrew:אלים (he) m(alím)
- Hungarian:heves (hu)
- Irish:foréigneach
- Italian:violento (it)
- Japanese:激しい (ja)(hageshii)
- Latin:violentus
- Maori:whakarawarawa,taikaha,pūkeri(of wind),pūkerikeri(of wind),kuruki
- Middle English:violent
- Occitan:violent (oc)
- Old English:hetelīċ
- Polish:gwałtowny (pl)
- Portuguese:violento (pt)
- Romanian:violent (ro)
- Russian:неи́стовый (ru)(neístovyj)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic:на́силан,жѐсток
- Roman:násilan (sh),žèstok (sh)
- Sicilian:violentu
- Slovene:silen
- Spanish:violento (es)
- Swedish:våldsam (sv)
- Tocharian B:räskare
- Turkish:şiddetli (tr)
- Yiddish:העפֿטיק(heftik)
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involving physical conflict
likely to use physical force
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violent (third-person singular simple presentviolents,present participleviolenting,simple past and past participleviolented)
- (transitive, archaic) Tourge withviolence.
1655,Thomas Fuller,The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […],→OCLC,(please specify |book=I to XI):a great adversary , stepping in , soviolented his Majesty to a trial
violent (pluralviolents)
- (obsolete) Anassailant.
1667, Richard Allestree,The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety:Did the Covetous extortioner observe that he is involv'd in the same sentence, [and] remember that suchViolents shall take not heaven, but hell, by force.
Borrowed fromLatinviolentus.
violent (feminineviolenta,masculine pluralviolents,feminine pluralviolentes)
- violent
Inherited fromOld Frenchviolent, borrowed fromLatinviolentus.
violent (feminineviolente,masculine pluralviolents,feminine pluralviolentes)
- violent
- severe
See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
violent
- third-personpluralpresentindicative/subjunctive ofvioler
violent
- third-personpluralpresentactivesubjunctive ofviolō
FromOld Frenchviolent, fromLatinviolentus.
- IPA(key): /ˌviːɔlˈɛnt/,/ˌviːəlˈɛnt/,/viəlˈɛnt/,/ˈviːəlɛnt/
violent (plural and weak singularviolente)
- Violent,forcible,injury-causing.
- Potent,mighty,damaging,forceful
- Severe,extreme;excessive in magnitude.
- Tending to cause injuries; likely to cause violence.
- Abrupt; happening withoutwarning ornotice.
- (rare)Despotic,authoritarian; ruling unfairly.
FromLatinviolentus.
violent m (feminine singularviolenta,masculine pluralviolents,feminine pluralviolentas)
- violent
Borrowed fromLatinviolentus.
violent m (oblique and nominative feminine singularviolentorviolente)
- violent(using violence)
violent
- violent
Borrowed fromFrenchviolent,Latinviolentus.
violent m orn (feminine singularviolentă,masculine pluralviolenți,feminine and neuter pluralviolente)
- violent
