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tempestuous

Adjective
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

An adjective describing strong and turbulent emotions; in poetry, it evokes storms, passionate conflict, and the internal weather of intense feeling.

Detailed Definition
The word 'tempestuous' describes something that is tumultuous or stormy, often used in a metaphorical sense to convey intense emotional states. In the poem, it reflects the speaker's passionate feelings, suggesting that love can be both beautiful and chaotic, as seen in the line 'And its tempestuous shower.'
Example
Example in poetry:
You make the sunshine of my heartAnd its tempestuous shower; stormy; enhanced: "Tempestuous shower follows heart's sunshine"; Byron passion: "Tempestuous seas of love"; contemporary: "Tempestuous emotions in relationships"; educational: "Tempestuous turbulent in love lyrics"; "Sunshine yields to tempestuous release."
Additional Notes
The term 'tempestuous' captures the dual nature of love as both uplifting and tumultuous, as indicated in the phrase 'tempestuous shower.'; Found in the poem, You make the sunshine of my heart by Mathilde Blind
Also Known As
stormy turbulent raging winds fierce gale
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