Definitions for intense
ɪnˈtɛnsin·tense

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. 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"

2. acute, intenseadjective

   extremely sharp or intense

   "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning"

3. intense, vividadjective

   (of color) having the highest saturation

   "vivid green"; "intense blue"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. intenseadjective

   Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.

2. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. INTENSEadjective

   Etymology: intensus, Latin.

   1. Raised to a high degree; strained; forced; not slight; not lax.

   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.

   2. Vehement; ardent.

   Hebraisms warm and animate our language, and convey our thoughts in more ardent and intense phrases. Addison.

   3. Kept on the stretch; anxiously attentive.

   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.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

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1. intense

   Intense refers to a quality, condition, or feeling that is extremely strong, powerful, or concentrated. It can also refer to a high degree of emotional or mental focus, effort, or activity.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Intenseadjective

   strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought

2. 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

3. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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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1. intense

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'intense' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3918

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'intense' in Adjectives Frequency: #531

Anagrams for intense »

1. tennesi

2. tennies

3. sennite

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of intense in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of intense in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of intense in a Sentence

1. Tom Plumb:

   This is obviously one of the intense most reporting weeks for tech stocks and companies that have been real darlings are still reporting significant numbers, there’s been a dichotomy between those companies that have reacted proactively to supply chain issues compared with those that were waiting for a thaw in the U.S. relationship with the Chinese government.

2. Paul Hokemeyer:

   Compulsive workers tend to be overly sensitive and suffer from intense emotions including depression and anxiety.

3. Ed Henry:

   We're still hearing stories of cabinet members having to have very intense conversations with him about continuing to allow her to travel with him, it never stops.

4. Joe Biden:

   But the fact is that we all know everything is more intense when the climate is warming everything, and obviously it has some impact here, but I can't give you a quantitative read on that.

5. Stylish Candace Cameron-Bure:

   It’s so important to engage with your kids constantly. I talk with them nonstop from really kind of intense and deep conversations to the fluffy stuff and the day-to-day, but it’s important to let them know that you’re there for them no matter what. As a mom, I’m always going to have an opinion, but not in a judgmental way, if that makes sense. I’m going to give my best advice as a mother, or my husband as a father. But we want to be open enough that they don’t feel scared to be able to talk to us.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=intense
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Intense
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=intense
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intense
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intense
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=intense