ETYM AS. scearpness.
Thinness of edge or fineness of point; SYN. keenness.
A state of wild storminess.
ETYM Latin vehementia: cf. French véhémence.
Intensity or forcefulness of expression: or; SYN. emphasis.
ETYM French, from Latin violentia. Related to Violent.
1. A turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc.
2. An act of aggression (as one against a person who resists); SYN. force.