Violent vs Monstrous - What's the difference?
violent | monstrous | Related terms |
Involving extreme force or motion.
Involving physical conflict.
Likely to use physical force.
Intensely vivid.
(obsolete) Produced or effected by force; not spontaneous; unnatural.
* Shakespeare
* T. Burnet
* Milton
hideous or frightful
* Shakespeare
enormously large
freakish or grotesque
* John Locke
* Jeremy Taylor
of, or relating to a mythical monster; full of monsters
* Milton
(obsolete) marvellous; strange
Violent is a related term of monstrous.
In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between violent and monstrous
is that violent is (obsolete) an assailant while monstrous is (obsolete) marvellous; strange.As adjectives the difference between violent and monstrous
is that violent is involving extreme force or motion while monstrous is hideous or frightful.As a verb violent
is (archaic) to urge with violence.As a noun violent
is (obsolete) an assailant.violent
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- A violent wind ripped the branch from the tree.
- We would rather negotiate, but we will use violent means if needed.
- The escaped prisoners are considered extremely violent .
- The artist expressed his emotional theme through violent colors.
- These violent delights have violent ends.
- No violent state can be perpetual.
- Ease would recant / Vows made in pain, as violent and void.
Antonyms
* peacefulmonstrous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- So bad a death argues a monstrous life.
- a monstrous height
- a monstrous ox
- a monstrous birth
- He, therefore, that refuses to do good to them whom he is bound to love is unnatural and monstrous in his affections.
- Where thou, perhaps, under the whelming tide / Visitest the bottom of the monstrous world.