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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Violent \Vi"o*lent\, n.
     An assailant. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Violent \Vi"o*lent\, v. t. [Cf. F. violenter.]
     To urge with violence. [Obs.] --Fuller.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Violent \Vi"o*lent\, v. i.
     To be violent; to act violently. [Obs.]
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           The grief is fine, full, perfect, that I taste,
           And violenteth in a sense as strong
           As that which causeth it.                --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Violent \Vi"o*lent\, a. [F., from L. violentus, from vis
     strength, force; probably akin to Gr. ? a muscle, strength.]
     1. 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.
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              Float upon a wild and violent sea.    --Shak.
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              A violent cross wind from either coast. --Milton.
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     2. Acting, characterized, or produced by unjust or improper
        force; outrageous; unauthorized; as, a violent attack on
        the right of free speech.
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              To bring forth more violent deeds.    --Milton.
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              Some violent hands were laid on Humphrey's life.
                                                    --Shak.
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     3. Produced or effected by force; not spontaneous; unnatural;
        abnormal.
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              These violent delights have violent ends. --Shak.
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              No violent state can be perpetual.    --T. Burnet.
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              Ease would recant
              Vows made in pain, as violent and void. --Milton.
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     Violent presumption (Law), presumption of a fact that
        arises from proof of circumstances which necessarily
        attend such facts.
  
     Violent profits (Scots Law), rents or profits of an estate
        obtained by a tenant wrongfully holding over after
        warning. They are recoverable in a process of removing.
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     Syn: Fierce; vehement; outrageous; boisterous; turbulent;
          impetuous; passionate; severe; extreme.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Violent \Vi"o*lent\, n.
     An assailant. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Violent \Vi"o*lent\, a. [F., from L. violentus, from vis
     strength, force; probably akin to Gr. ? a muscle, strength.]
     1. 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.
  
              Float upon a wild and violent sea.    --Shak.
  
              A violent cross wind from either coast. --Milton.
  
     2. Acting, characterized, or produced by unjust or improper
        force; outrageous; unauthorized; as, a violent attack on
        the right of free speech.
  
              To bring forth more violent deeds.    --Milton.
  
              Some violent hands were laid on Humphrey's life.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     3. Produced or effected by force; not spontaneous; unnatural;
        abnormal.
  
              These violent delights have violent ends. --Shak.
  
              No violent state can be perpetual.    --T. Burnet.
  
              Ease would recant Vows made in pain, as violent and
              void.                                 --Milton.
  
     Violent presumption (Law), presumption of a fact that
        arises from proof of circumstances which necessarily
        attend such facts.
  
     Violent profits (Scots Law), rents or profits of an estate
        obtained by a tenant wrongfully holding over after
        warning. They are recoverable in a process of removing.
  
     Syn: Fierce; vehement; outrageous; boisterous; turbulent;
          impetuous; passionate; severe; extreme.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Violent \Vi"o*lent\, v. t. [Cf. F. violenter.]
     To urge with violence. [Obs.] --Fuller.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Violent \Vi"o*lent\, v. i.
     To be violent; to act violently. [Obs.]
  
           The grief is fine, full, perfect, that I taste, And
           violenteth in a sense as strong As that which causeth
           it.                                      --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  violent
       adj 1: 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" [ant: nonviolent]
       2: effected by force or injury rather than natural causes; "a
          violent death"
       3: (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" [syn: wild]
       4: marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions;
          inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in
          a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions"
          [syn: fierce, tearing, vehement, trigger-happy]
       5: 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 [syn: crimson, red]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  violent
     Γαλλικά a.
     1 βίαιος
     2 σφοδρός

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  violent
     Catalan a.
     (l en violent)
     French a.
     1 (l en violent)
     2 severe
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr violer  3 p pres ind//sub)
     Middle English a.
     1 (l en violent Violent), forcible, injury-causing.
     2 potent, mighty, damaging, forceful
     3 Severe, extreme; excessive in magnitude.
     4 Tending to cause injuries; likely to cause violence.
     5 Abrupt; happening without warning or notice.
     6 (lb enm rare) despotic, authoritarian; ruling unfairly.
     Old French a.
     (l en violent) (gloss: using violence)
     Romanian a.
     (l en violent)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  violent
     a.
     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.
     n.
     (lb en obsolete) An assailant.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive archaic) To urge with violence.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  violent
     Catalan a.
     (l en violent)
     French a.
     1 (l en violent)
     2 severe
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr violer  3 p pres ind//sub)
     Middle English a.
     1 (l en violent Violent), forcible, injury-causing.
     2 potent, mighty, damaging, forceful
     3 Severe, extreme; excessive in magnitude.
     4 Tending to cause injuries; likely to cause violence.
     5 Abrupt; happening without warning or notice.
     6 (lb enm rare) despotic, authoritarian; ruling unfairly.
     Romanian a.
     (l en violent)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  violent
     Catalan a.
     (l en violent)
     French a.
     1 (l en violent)
     2 severe
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr violer  3 p pres ind//sub)
     Middle English a.
     1 (l en violent Violent), forcible, injury-causing.
     2 potent, mighty, damaging, forceful
     3 Severe, extreme; excessive in magnitude.
     4 Tending to cause injuries; likely to cause violence.
     5 Abrupt; happening without warning or notice.
     6 (lb enm rare) despotic, authoritarian; ruling unfairly.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  violent
     Ranska a.
     1 raaka, hurja, kiivas, raju, voimakas
     2 väkivaltainen
     3 nopea, äkkinäinen
     Romania a.
     väkivaltainen

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  violent
     Engelska a.
     våldsam, häftig
     Franska a.
     våldsam, häftig, kraftig
     Franska vb.
     (böjning fr verb violer)

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  violent
     a.
     (tagg: ålderdomligt) våldsam

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Violent /vˈaɪələnt/
  عنيف

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  violent //ˈvaɪ.lənt// //ˈvaɪ.ə.lənt// 
  1. буен, страстен
  intensely vivid
  2. бурен, яростен
  involving extreme force or motion
  3. насилствен
  involving physical conflict

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  violent /vˈaɪələnt/
  prudký

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  violent /vˈaɪələnt/ 
  náhlý

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  violent /vˈaɪələnt/ 
  násilný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  violent /vˈaɪələnt/ 
  násilnický