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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.
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.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin intēnsus, variant of intentus intent2, past participle of intendere to intend. See in-2, tense1
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin intēnsus, variant of intentus intent2, past participle of intendere to intend. See in-2, tense1
Related forms
in·tense·ly, adverb
in·tense·ness, noun
hy·per·in·tense, adjective
hy·per·in·tense·ly, adverb
hy·per·in·tense·ness, noun
o·ver·in·tense, adjective
o·ver·in·tense·ly, adverb
o·ver·in·tense·ness, noun
su·per·in·tense, adjective
su·per·in·tense·ly, adverb
su·per·in·tense·ness, noun
Synonyms
2. fervent, passionate, ardent, strong.
2. fervent, passionate, ardent, strong.
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intense (ɪnˈtɛns) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of extreme force, strength, degree, or amount: intense heat |
| 2. | characterized by deep or forceful feelings: an intense person |
| [C14: from Latin intensus stretched, from intendere to stretch out; see | |
| 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) | |
| in'tensely | |
| —adv | |
| in'tenseness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
intense
c.1400, from M.Fr. intense, from L. intensus "stretched, strained, tight," originally pp. of intendere "to stretch out, strain" (see intend); thus, literally, "high-strung." Intensity formed in Eng. 1665 (earlier was intenseness, 1614); sense of "extreme depth of feeling"
first recorded 1830. Intensify (1817) was first used by Coleridge, in place of intend, which was no longer felt as connected with intense.
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