Definitions for violent
ˈvaɪ ə ləntvi·o·lent

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. violent(adj)

   acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity

   "a violent attack"; "a violent person"; "violent feelings"; "a violent rage"; "felt a violent dislike"

2. violent(adj)

   effected by force or injury rather than natural causes

   "a violent death"

3. violent, wild(adj)

   (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud

   "a violent clash of colors"; "her dress was a violent red"; "a violent noise"; "wild colors"; "wild shouts"

4. fierce, tearing, vehement, violent, trigger-happy(adj)

   marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid

   "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions"

5. crimson, red, violent(adj)

   characterized by violence or bloodshed

   "writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days"- Andrea Parke; "fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing"- Thomas Gray; "convulsed with red rage"- Hudson Strode

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. violent(Adjective)

   Involving extreme force or motion.

   A violent wind ripped the branch from the tree.

2. violent(Adjective)

   Involving physical conflict.

   We would rather negotiate, but we will use violent means if needed.

3. violent(Adjective)

   Likely to use physical force.

   The escaped prisoners are considered extremely violent.

4. violent(Adjective)

   Intensely vivid.

   The artist expressed his emotional theme through violent colors.

Origin: From violent, from violentus, from vis.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Violent(adj)

   moving or acting with physical strength; urged or impelled with force; excited by strong feeling or passion; forcible; vehement; impetuous; fierce; furious; severe; as, a violent blow; the violent attack of a disease

2. Violent(adj)

   acting, characterized, or produced by unjust or improper force; outrageous; unauthorized; as, a violent attack on the right of free speech

3. Violent(adj)

   produced or effected by force; not spontaneous; unnatural; abnormal

4. Violent(noun)

   an assailant

5. Violent(verb)

   to urge with violence

6. Violent(verb)

   to be violent; to act violently

Origin: [Cf. F. violenter.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Violent

   vī′ō-lent, adj. acting with physical force or strength: moved by strong feeling: passionate: vehement: outrageous: produced by force: intense: compulsory: unnatural.—v.i. (Shak.) to be violent.—n. Vī′olence, the state or quality of being violent: force, physical or moral: unjust force: outrage: profanation: injury: rape.—adv. Vī′olently.—Do violence on (Shak.), to attack, murder; Do violence to, to outrage, injure. [Fr.,—L. violentus—vis, force.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'violent' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3500

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'violent' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4470

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'violent' in Adjectives Frequency: #471

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of violent in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of violent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of violent in a Sentence

1. Nate Hamilton:

   Don't nobody be violent.

2. The Bee:

   It is violent and inhumane.

3. Jesus Torrealba:

   The violent ones were left hanging.

4. Emma Goldman:

   The most violent element in society is ignorance.

5. Laozi:

   A violent wind does not last for a whole morning...

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