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intense

in an extreme degree; straining; profoundly earnest: He is intense when it comes to writing his novel.

Not to be confused with:

intents – aims, purposes; intentions: His intents are to be rich and famous.

in·tense

(ĭn-tĕns′)

adj. in·tens·er, in·tens·est

1. Possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to an extreme degree: the intense sun of the tropics.

2. Extreme in degree, strength, or size: intense heat.

3. Involving or showing strain or extreme effort: intense concentration.

a. Deeply felt; profound: intense anger.

b. Having or showing strong feeling or great seriousness: an intense writer.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin intēnsus, stretched, intent, from past participle of intendere, to stretch, intend; see intend.]

in·tense′ly adv.

in·tense′ness n.

Usage Note: The meanings of intense and intensive overlap considerably, but the two adjectives often have distinct meanings. Intense often suggests a strength or concentration that arises from an inner disposition and is particularly appropriate for describing emotional states: "He wondered vaguely why all this intense feeling went running because of a few burnt potatoes" (D.H. Lawrence). Intensive is more appropriate when the strength or concentration of an activity is imposed from without: "They worked out a system of intensive agriculture surpassing anything I ever heard of, with the very forests all reset with fruit- or nut-bearing trees" (Charlotte Perkins Gilman). Thus a reference to Mark's intense study of German suggests that Mark engaged in concentrated activity, while Mark's intensive study of German suggests the course Mark took was designed to cover a lot of material in a brief period.

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intense

(ɪnˈtɛns)

adj

1. of extreme force, strength, degree, or amount: intense heat.

2. characterized by deep or forceful feelings: an intense person.

[C14: from Latin intensus stretched, from intendere to stretch out; see intend]

inˈtensely adv

inˈtenseness n

Usage: 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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in•tense

(ɪnˈtɛns)

adj.

1. existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree; great in force, strength, severity, or amount: intense heat.

2. acute, strong, or vehement in feeling; ardent: intense dislike.

3. having a characteristic quality in a high degree: blindingly intense sunlight.

4. concentrated and strenuous or earnest; intensive: intense thought.

5. having or showing great seriousness, strong feeling, or tension.

6. susceptible to strong emotion; emotional.

7. (of color) very deep: intense red.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin intēnsus, variant of intentus intent²]

in•tense′ly, adv.

in•tense′ness, n.

intense

– intensive

1. 'intense'

Intense means 'very great or strong'.

...intense heat.

I could not help feeling intense discomfort.

2. 'intensive'

Intensive activities involve using a lot of energy or effort in order to achieve something in a short time.

Intensive training courses are provided by the local authority.

...my last intensive preparations for my Ph.D.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

intense - 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"

immoderate - beyond reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending"

profound - showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth; "the differences are profound"; "a profound insight"; "a profound book"; "a profound mind"; "profound contempt"; "profound regret"

intemperate - excessive in behavior; "intemperate rage"

mild - moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme; "a mild winter storm"; "a mild fever"; "fortunately the pain was mild"; "a mild rebuke"; "mild criticism"

intense - extremely sharp or intense; "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning"

sharp - keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point; "a sharp pain"; "sharp winds"

intense - (of color) having the highest saturation; "vivid green"; "intense blue"

pure, saturated - (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black

intense

adjective

1. extreme, great, severe, fierce, serious (informal), deep, powerful, concentrated, supreme, acute, harsh, intensive, excessive, profound, exquisite, drastic, forceful, protracted, unqualified, agonizing, mother of all (informal) He was sweating from the intense heat.
extreme moderate, mild, easy, relaxed, slight, gentle

3. passionate, burning, earnest, emotional, keen, flaming, consuming, fierce, eager, enthusiastic, heightened, energetic, animated, ardent, fanatical, fervent, heartfelt, impassioned, vehement, forcible, fervid She is more adult, and more intense than I had imagined.
passionate cool, casual, indifferent, weak, subdued

Usage: 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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intense

adjective

1. Extreme in degree, strength, or effect:

2. Intensely sustained, especially in activity:

3. Resulting from or affecting one's innermost feelings:

Translations

intenzivní

intensstærk

voimakas

žestok

ákafur, afar mikill

強烈な

강렬한

intensyviaiintensyvumasstiprumas

spēcīgsstiprs

močansilen

intensiv

รุนแรง

rất căng

intense

[ɪnˈtens] ADJ

1. (= extreme) [heat, cold, pain] → intenso; [interest, enthusiasm, happiness] → enorme; [emotion, fear, anger, hatred] → intenso, profundo; [gratitude] → profundo; [colour] → intenso, vivo; [light] → intenso, fuerte
this sparked intense speculation → esto dio pie a mucha especulación

2. (= concentrated) [activity, fighting, negotiations] → intenso
she wore an expression of intense concentration → su expresión era de intensa concentración

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intense

[ɪnˈtɛns] adj

(= passionate) [person] → véhément(e)

intense

adj

pain, colour, activity → intensiv; disappointment → bitter, schmerzlich; pressure, interest, enthusiasm → enorm; joy, effort → riesig; heat, cold → ungeheuer; desire → brennend; competition, fighting, debate, speculation → heftig; hatred, jealousy, anger → rasend

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

intense

[ɪnˈtɛns] adj (heat, cold, expression) → intenso/a; (interest, enthusiasm) → vivo/a, profondo/a; (person) → di forti sentimenti

intense

(inˈtens) adjective

very great. intense heat; intense hatred.

inˈtensely adverb

very much. I dislike that sort of behaviour intensely.

inˈtenseness nouninˈtensity noun

the quality of being intense. the intensity of the heat.

inˈtensive (-siv) adjective

very great; showing or having great care etc. The police began an intensive search for the murderer; The hospital has just opened a new intensive care unit.

inˈtensively adverbinˈtensiveness noun

intense

→ شَدِيدٌ intenzivní intens intensiv έντονος intenso voimakas intense žestok intenso 強烈な 강렬한 intens intens intensywny intenso сильный intensiv รุนแรง yoğun rất căng 强烈的

intense

adj intenso, fuerte