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intense
[ in-tens ]
adjective
- existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree:
intense heat.
- acute, strong, or vehement, as sensations, feelings, or emotions:
intense anger.
Synonyms: , , ,
- of an extreme kind; very great, as in strength, keenness, severity, or the like:
an intense gale.
- having a characteristic quality in a high degree:
The intense sunlight was blinding.
- strenuous or earnest, as activity, exertion, diligence, or thought:
an intense life.
- exhibiting a high degree of some quality or action.
- having or showing great strength, strong feeling, or tension, as a person, the face, or language.
- susceptible to strong emotion; emotional:
an intense person.
- (of color) very deep:
intense red.
- Photography. dense ( def 4 ).
intense
/ ɪˈɛԲ /
adjective
- of extreme force, strength, degree, or amount
intense heat
- characterized by deep or forceful feelings
an intense person
Usage
Derived Forms
- ˈٱԲԱ, noun
- ˈٱԲ, adverb
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
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of intense1
Example Sentences
He is intense, an obsessive and he lets the work speak for itself.
Its seeds can lay dormant for years until intense heat and other cues from a wildfire triggers germination.
He would ride the bike for 40 or 45 miles a day, he said, then go straight into an intense CrossFit workout.
It could also divide society, creating a demand so intense that the supply could never match it.
“He didn’t have one day off, so he had this intense approach to it,” says Longoria.
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