Intense

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪnˈtÉ›ns/
• Rhymes: -É›ns

Origin

From Middle French intense, from Latin intensus ("stretched tight"), past participle of intendere ("to stretch out"), from in ("in, upon, to") + tendere ("to stretch").

Full definition of intense

Adjective

1. Strained; tightly drawn.
2. Strict, very close or earnest.
   intense study;  intense thought
3. Extreme in degree; excessive.
4. Extreme in size or strength.
• 2013-06-29, High and wet, Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages.
5. Stressful and tiring.
6. Very severe.

Related terms

• intensely
• intenseness
• intensification
• intensify
• intensity
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Anagrams

• tennesi, tennies