Intense

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to an extreme degree: the intense sun of the tropics.
  • adj. Extreme in degree, strength, or size: intense heat.
  • adj. Involving or showing strain or extreme effort: intense concentration.
  • adj. Deeply felt; profound: intense emotion.
  • adj. Tending to feel deeply: an intense writer.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.
  • 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.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest
  • adj. Extreme in degree; excessive; immoderate
  • adj. Ardent; fervent.
  • adj. Keen; biting.
  • adj. Vehement; earnest; exceedingly strong.
  • adj. Very severe; violent.
  • adj. Deep; strong; brilliant.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Existing in or having a high degree; strong; powerful: as, intense pain; intense activity; hence, extreme or absolute of its kind; having its characteristic qualities in a high degree.
  • Exhibiting a high degree of some quality or action.
  • Susceptible to strong emotion; emotional.
  • In photography, same as dense, 3.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
  • adj. extremely sharp or intense
  • adj. (of color) having the highest saturation
  • Equivalent
    uttermost    tearing    utmost    unrelenting    consuming    cold    fierce    terrific    intensified    severe   
    Cross Reference
    earnest   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    strained    strict    excessive    immoderate    ardent    fervent    keen    biting    vehement    earnest   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Spence    cents    commence    commonsense    condense    defence    defense    dense    dispense    expense   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    sudden    profound    vivid    keen    overwhelm    gentle