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Definitions for INTENSE
ɪnˈtɛnsin·tense
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Princeton's WordNet
intenseadjective
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
"intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"
acute, intenseadjective
extremely sharp or intense
"acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning"
intense, vividadjective
(of color) having the highest saturation
"vivid green"; "intense blue"
Wiktionary
intenseadjective
Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.
intenseadjective
Extreme in degree; excessive; immoderate; as: (a) Ardent; fervent; as, intense heat. (b) Keen; biting; as, intense cold. (c) Vehement; earnest; exceedingly strong; as, intense passion or hate. (d) Very severe; violent; as, intense pain or anguish. (e) Deep; strong; brilliant; as, intense color or light.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
INTENSEadjective
Etymology: intensus, Latin.
To observe the effects of a distillation, prosecuted with so intense and unusual a degree of heat, we ventured to come near. Boyle.
Sublime or low, unbended or intense,
The sound is still a comment to the sense. Wentworth Dillon.Hebraisms warm and animate our language, and convey our thoughts in more ardent and intense phrases. Addison.
But in disparity
The one intense; the other still remiss,
Cannot well suit with either, but soon prove
Tedious alike. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. viii.
Wikipedia
Intense
Intense is the fifth studio album by Dutch DJ and record producer Armin van Buuren. It was released on 3 May 2013 by Armada Music. The first song announced to be on the album is "Waiting for the Night", featuring the singer Fiora, which was released on 21 January 2013 as the theme song to the Dutch film Loving Ibiza (Verliefd op Ibiza). The second song announced to be on the album is "Forever is Ours", featuring the singer Emma Hewitt. The third song and first official single to be released is "This Is What It Feels Like", featuring the Canadian singer and songwriter Trevor Guthrie, was released on 5 April 2013. The accompanying music video, featuring Ron Jeremy, was released on 17 March 2013. The album was first released exclusively on Spotify on 29 April 2013, followed by its official release on digital and physical media on 3 May 2013. An extended version of the album, called Intense (The More Intense Edition), was released on 12 November 2013. This album contains remixes from musicians such as John Ewbank, Andrew Rayel, W&W, Cosmic Gate, Tritonal, Ummet Ozcan and Ørjan Nilsen, along with radio edits, music videos, as well as two new songs from Armin van Buuren: "Save My Night" and "Don't Want to Fight Love Away" featuring Cindy Alma.
Webster Dictionary
Intenseadjective
strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought
Intenseadjective
extreme in degree; excessive; immoderate; as: (a) Ardent; fervent; as, intense heat. (b) Keen; biting; as, intense cold. (c) Vehement; earnest; exceedingly strong; as, intense passion or hate. (d) Very severe; violent; as, intense pain or anguish. (e) Deep; strong; brilliant; as, intense color or light
Etymology: [L. intensus stretched, tight, p. p. of intendere to stretch: cf. F. intense. See Intend, and cf. Intent, and cf. Intent, a.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Intense
in-tens′, adj. closely strained: extreme in degree: very severe: emotional.—v.t. Inten′sate (Carlyle), to intensify.—adv. Intense′ly.—ns. Intense′ness, Intens′ity; Intensificā′tion, the act of intensifying.—v.t. Inten′sify, to make more intense.—v.i. to become intense:—pa.p. intens′ified.—n. Inten′sion, a straining or bending: increase of intensity: (logic) the sum of the qualities implied by a general name.—adj. Inten′sive, stretched: admitting of increase of degree: unremitted: serving to intensify: (gram.) giving force or emphasis.—adv. Inten′sively.—n. Inten′siveness. [See Intend.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of INTENSE in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of INTENSE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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Steve Bowen, director and meteorologist at Aons impact forecasting team, said in a news release. WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS OF 2019 : HERE ARE THE BIGGEST MOMENTS, FROM POLAR VORTEX TO HURRICANE DORIAN The area that was worst hit in the last decade was the Asia-Pacific region, which accounted for 44 percent of the total amount of economic losses, according to the report. In 2019 one of the greatest disasters was when Typhoon Hagibis struck Japan in October, causing 99 deaths and $ 15 billion in economic losses. ( National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Satellites - Public Affairs) In 2019, one of the greatest disasters was when Typhoon Hagibis struck Japan in October, causing 99 deaths and $ 15 billion in economic losses. In its report, Aon said intense weather events, bigger populations in the path of disasters and greater supply chain disruption in a globalized economy contributed to the sharp rise in overall economic damage. The runway at Offutt Air Force Base can be seen covered by floodwaters from the Missouri River during flooding in 2019. ( 55th Wing Commander/Facebook) The costliest individual disaster in 2019 was inland flooding, which created losses of $ 82 billion, while tropical cyclones caused economic losses globally around $ 68 billion. In the U.S., floodingspawned by the bomb cyclonein the Midwest caused economic losses of over $ 20 billion, the report noted. 10 DEADLIEST US TORNADOES ON RECORD According to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2019 was the second-hottest year in the agencys 140-year climate record, just behind 2016. The agency also noted that the worlds five warmest years have all occurred since 2015, with nine of the 10 warmest years occurring since 2005. Scientific research indicates that climate change will continue to affect all types of weather phenomena and subsequently impact increasingly urbanized areas.
I feel this intense responsibility to help these animals, and really, this is what I was put on this Earth to do.
We're noticing that grief reactions are far more intense and challenging.
We have a more intense social life than in other European countries and sometimes it's difficult to comply with social-distancing rules, but we must keep it up a while longer, it won't be for long but if we don't maintain the measures now perhaps it will take longer than we want.
In our work, we have found that certain people need to really commit to their exercise program to demonstrate effects on the memory domain, for example, people with one or more copies of the APOE4 genetic variant need to participate in more intense cardiovascular exercise programs, such as high-intensity interval training on a regular basis, to show positive effects.
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- المكثفArabic
- intensCatalan, Valencian
- vášnivý, intenzivní, silnýCzech
- dwysWelsh
- intensivGerman
- intensoSpanish
- biziBasque
- شدیدPersian
- äärimmäinen, intensiivinenFinnish
- intenseFrench
- dlúthIrish
- तीव्रHindi
- intensIndonesian
- intensaIdo
- intensoItalian
- 激烈, 激しいですJapanese
- 심한Korean
- summaLatin
- amatMalay
- intensNorwegian
- intensywnyPolish
- intenso, tensoPortuguese
- intensRomanian
- напряжённый, интенсивныйRussian
- intensivSwedish
- தீவிரTamil
- తీవ్రమైనTelugu
- เข้มข้นThai
- yoğunTurkish
- شدیدUrdu
- 激烈Chinese
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