intense
Of a characteristic: extreme or very high or strong in degree; severe; also, excessive, towering.
Other meanings
Of a thing: possessing some characteristic to an extreme or very high or strong degree.
Of feelings, thoughts, etc.: strongly focused; ardent, deep, earnest, passionate.
“intense study”
Related words
- hyperintense
- hypointense
- intensate
- intensation
- isointense
- nonintense
- overintense
- superintense
- ultraintense
- unintense
- intensen
- intensification
Word history
From Latin "intēnsus".
Where this comes from
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