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ɪnˈtɛnsin·tense
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Princeton's WordNet
intense(adj)
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, intense(adj)
extremely sharp or intense
"acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning"
intense, vivid(adj)
(of color) having the highest saturation
"vivid green"; "intense blue"
Wiktionary
intense(Adjective)
Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.
intense(Adjective)
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.
Webster Dictionary
Intense(adj)
strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought
Etymology: [L. intensus stretched, tight, p. p. of intendere to stretch: cf. F. intense. See Intend, and cf. Intent, and cf. Intent, a.]
Intense(adj)
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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tennesi, tennies
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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
Examples of intense in a Sentence
European return on leverage exposure is roughly half that of U.S. firms. Pruning underperforming units, intense cost-cutting and revitalising high return-on-equity (RoE) area will be key.
Intense love does not measure, it just gives.
It might be counter-intuitive (to use wood) because if wood comes from illegal logging or irresponsible deforestation you will be damaging ecosystems and habitats, but if you are able to produce firewood, a dining table or construction materials from sustainable sources, you're ... replacing CO2 intense products for better ones.
At low speeds and revs it needs to enable comfortable driving. At higher speeds in sports mode, a more intense acoustic feedback is needed to make customers experience the potential of the vehicle.
Art is the most intense form of individualism that the world has known.
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- المكثفArabic
- intensCatalan, Valencian
- vášnivý, silný, intenzivníCzech
- 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
- интенсивный, напряжённыйRussian
- intensivSwedish
- தீவிரTamil
- తీవ్రమైనTelugu
- เข้มข้นThai
- yoğunTurkish
- شدیدUrdu
- 激烈Chinese
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