violent
/ˈvaɪ.ə.lənt/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.46 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Produced or effected by force; not spontaneous; unnatural.
Example Sentences
- "A violent wind ripped the branch from the tree."
- "We would rather negotiate, but we will use violent means if necessary."
- "Looking at hundreds of campaigns over the last century, Chenoweth found that nonviolent campaigns are twice as likely to achieve their goals as violent campaigns."
- "The escaped prisoners are considered extremely violent."
- "The artist expressed his emotional theme through violent colors."
- "his violent objections to the plan"
Etymology
Etymology tree 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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: violent, violentus
Usage
Inflected Forms
violenter (comparative)
more violent (comparative)
violentest (superlative)
most violent (superlative)
violents (present, singular)
violenting (participle, present)
violented (participle, past)
violented (past)
violents (plural)