intense

Meaning

1. Of a characteristic: extreme or very high or strong in degree; severe; also, excessive, towering.
2. Of a thing: possessing some characteristic to an extreme or very high or strong degree.
3. Of feelings, thoughts, etc.: strongly focused; ardent, deep, earnest, passionate.
4. Of a person: very emotional or passionate.
5. (also, figuratively) Under tension; tightly drawn; strained, stressed, tense.

Synonyms

strong

severe

violent

acute

extreme

intensive

deep

excessive

vehement

sharp

hot

🥵

powerful

fervent

profound

heavy

eager

drastic

concentrated

exquisite

strict

fierce

ardent

big

hard

harsh

bad

👎

dense

strenuous

tense

rigorous

vivid

mighty

loud

keen

tremendous

biting

busy

burning hot

brutal

stiff

splitting

stern

forceful

firm

cutting

much

poignant

cordial

potent

robust

Translations

intenso

intense

intenso

έντονος

intens

intens

intensiv

stark

intenso

sterk

fel

véhément

intensief

fort

σφοδρός

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈtɛns/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: intens

Cognate with French: intense

In summary

From Late Middle English intens, intense (“ardent, fervent; extreme, great, intense”), borrowed from Old French intense (modern French intense), or directly from its etymon Latin intēnsus (“strained, stretched tight; intense; attentive; violent; (rare) eager, intent”), the perfect passive participle of intendō (“to stretch out, strain”), from in- (prefix meaning ‘in, inside, within’) + tendō (“to extend, stretch”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tend- (“to extend, stretch”)).

Sentences

Gabriel believed Weller's intense guitar style was ideal for the track .