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Tempest word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "tempest" word

[noun] (literary) a violent wind; "a tempest swept over the island"
[noun] a violent commotion or disturbance; "the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away"; "it was only a tempest in a teapot"
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\Tem"pest\, n. [OF. tempeste, F. temp[^e]te, (assumed) LL. tempesta, fr. L. tempestas a portion of time, a season, weather, storm, akin to tempus time. See {Temporal} of time.] 1. An extensive current of wind, rushing with great velocity and violence, and commonly attended with rain, hail, or snow; a furious storm. [We] caught in a fiery tempest, shall be hurled, Each on his rock transfixed. --Milton. 2. Fig.: Any violent tumult or commotion; as, a political tempest; a tempest of war, or of the passions. 3. A fashionable assembly; a drum. See the Note under {Drum}, n., 4. [Archaic] --Smollett. Note: Tempest is sometimes used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, tempest-beaten, tempest-loving, tempest-tossed, tempest-winged, and the like. Syn: Storm; agitation; perturbation. See {Storm}.
\Tem"pest\, v. t. [Cf. OF. tempester, F. temp[^e]ter to rage.] To disturb as by a tempest. [Obs.] Part huge of bulk Wallowing unwieldy, enormous in their gait, Tempest the ocean. --Milton.
\Tem"pest\, v. i. To storm. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.

Synonyms for tempest

storm

See also: commotion | disruption | disturbance | flutter | hoo-ha | hoo-hah | hurly burly | kerfuffle | stir | to-do | turmoil | windstorm |

The fun area, different aproach to word »tempest«

Let's analyse "tempest" as pure text. This string has Seven letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 28.6% of vowels is 10% less then average English word. Written in backwards: TSEPMET. Average typing speed for these characters is 1885 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: tempest: 5 + 5 = 10, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: tempest: 2 + 5 + 4 + 7 + 5 + 1 + 2 = 26, reduced: 8, and the final result is Eight.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
E (2) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
M (1) 13 Death Creator, Developer, Builder
P (1) 16 Tower Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
S (1) 19 Sun Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
T (2) 20 Judgement Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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