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intense
[ in-tens ]
/ ÉŖnĖtÉns /
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adjective
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Origin of intense
OTHER WORDS FROM intense
Words nearby intense
intendency, intending, intendment, intenerate, Intens, intense, intensely, intensifier, intensify, intension, intensional
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British Dictionary definitions for intense
intense
/ (ÉŖnĖtÉns) /
adjective
of extreme force, strength, degree, or amountintense heat
characterized by deep or forceful feelingsan intense person
Derived forms of intense
intensely, adverbintenseness, nounWord Origin for intense
C14: from Latin intensus stretched, from intendere to stretch out; see intend
usage for intense
Intense is sometimes wrongly used where intensive is meant: the land is under intensive (not intense) cultivation. Intensely is sometimes wrongly used where intently is meant: he listened intently (not intensely)
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