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intense

[ in-tens ]

adjective

  1. existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree:

    intense heat.

  2. acute, strong, or vehement, as sensations, feelings, or emotions:

    intense anger.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  3. of an extreme kind; very great, as in strength, keenness, severity, or the like:

    an intense gale.

  4. having a characteristic quality in a high degree:

    The intense sunlight was blinding.

  5. strenuous or earnest, as activity, exertion, diligence, or thought:

    an intense life.

  6. exhibiting a high degree of some quality or action.
  7. having or showing great strength, strong feeling, or tension, as a person, the face, or language.
  8. susceptible to strong emotion; emotional:

    an intense person.

  9. (of color) very deep:

    intense red.

  10. Photography. dense ( def 4 ).


intense

/ ɪˈɛԲ /

adjective

  1. of extreme force, strength, degree, or amount

    intense heat

  2. characterized by deep or forceful feelings

    an intense person

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Usage

Intense is sometimes wrongly used where intensive is meant: the land is under intensive (not intense ) cultivation. Intensely is sometimes wrongly used where intently is meant: he listened intently (not intensely )
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٱԲԱ, noun
  • ˈٱԲ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·ٱԲ· adverb
  • ·ٱԲ·Ա noun
  • ···ٱԲ adjective
  • hy·per··ٱԲ·Ա noun
  • ···ٱԲ adjective
  • o·ver··ٱԲ·Ա noun
  • ···ٱԲ adjective
  • su·per··ٱԲ·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of intense1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin ԳŧԲܲ, variant of intentus, past participle of the verb intendere “to stretch toward”; in- 2, tense 1, intent 2, intend
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of intense1

C14: from Latin intensus stretched, from intendere to stretch out; see intend
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He is intense, an obsessive and he lets the work speak for itself.

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Its seeds can lay dormant for years until intense heat and other cues from a wildfire triggers germination.

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He would ride the bike for 40 or 45 miles a day, he said, then go straight into an intense CrossFit workout.

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It could also divide society, creating a demand so intense that the supply could never match it.

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“He didn’t have one day off, so he had this intense approach to it,” says Longoria.

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