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intense

/I/n't/E/ns/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree

    adj.all

    Examples
    Intense heat.
    Intense anxiety.
    Intense desire.
    Intense emotion.
    The skunk's intense acrid odor.
    Intense pain.
    Antonyms mild

    Source: WordNet 3.0

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

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. extremely sharp or intense

    adj.all

    Examples
    Intense itching and burning.
    Synonyms acute

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. (of color) having the highest saturation

    adj.all

    Examples
    Intense blue.
    Synonyms vivid

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

intenerateintenerationintenibleintensateintensationintensativeintenselyintensenessintensificationintensifiedintensifierintensify

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